As a network there are many visions that motivate us:

I’d like people to share their views about *building lasting/sustainable bonds across cultures through creative writing*. Kirpal Singh:

ICPC means Independent Chinese P.E.N. Centre, and ICPC’s vision is to break the barriers or political obstacles among different Chinese communities,
including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and other overseas Chinese communities, so that Chinese as a word in ICPC is used only for
literature and culture, not for any state or any political unit. Chen Maiping, Independent Chinese PEN Centre

I hope that APWN will encourage writers to write in local languages for a global audience, not the other way around. Dr Isagani Cruz, Philippines PEN Centre