Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Trump Joins APEC Summit

United States (US) President Donald Trump took part Friday in an Asia-Pacific summit as he pushes on with challenges to his election loss, a day after Xi Jinping used the forum to hail China's growing economic clout.The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering, held online this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, brings together 21 Pacific Rim countries, accounting for about 60 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP).Beijing has become the main driving force behind th

21 November 2020
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APEC summit ends in disarray

An Asia-Pacific summit ended in tumult after the United States (US) and China failed to agree on language in a final statement, the latest sign that a trade war between the world’s biggest economies won’t end anytime soon.For the first time since leaders began attending the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in 1993, no statement was issued after two days of talks in Papua New Guinea.

19 November 2018
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