APEC Voices of the Future is the official youth branch under the Asia Pacific Economics Cooperation, aiming to select outstanding youth to represent their countries to attend APEC Summits and speak directly with world leaders. In China, it has the direct support from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China Chamber of International Commerce, both of which are government institutions. Since its establishment in 2008, the APEC Voices of Future (China) hosts annual national competition, attracting over 60,000 applicants across the world to apply, with a profound impact on over 7,000,000 Chinese college students.