Latest Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation News

As Trump whiplash looms, APEC closes in Peru with China’s President Xi front and center

Nov. 16, 2024 22:04 PM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — After two days of meetings in Lima that rarely ventured beyond platitudes in discussing the strategies of the region’s major economies, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum wrapped up Saturday with a spirit of detente that many fear the annual summit may not see again...

In a meeting with Biden, China's Xi cautions US to 'make the wise choice' to keep relations stable

Nov. 16, 2024 19:36 PM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration." ...

APEC leaders hold Lima summit as Trump prepares to return to office

Nov. 16, 2024 12:51 PM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Leaders of Pacific Rim countries including the U.S. and China gathered Friday in Peru for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, the first major global summit since U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory. The annual gathering brings together...

China's president unveils a megaport in Peru, but locals say they're being left out

Nov. 14, 2024 21:54 PM EST

CHANCAY, Peru (AP) — On the edge of Peru’s coastal desert, a remote fishing town where a third of all residents have no running water is being transformed into a huge deep-water port to cash in on the inexorable rise of Chinese interest in resource-rich South America. The...

A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China's Xi

Nov. 13, 2024 23:41 PM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru on Thursday projecting confidence and pledging his successor’s cooperation with eager Latin American partners. No longer. ...

Biden and Xi will meet in Peru as US-China relations tested again by Trump's return

Nov. 13, 2024 15:06 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will hold talks Saturday with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru, a face-to-face meeting that comes as Beijing braces for Donald Trump's return to the White House. White House National...

Japan's reelected Prime Minister Ishiba vows to step up reform

Nov. 11, 2024 10:53 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged to take tougher measures against misuse of political funds after he was reelected by parliament Monday following a major loss in the polls last month by his governing coalition. Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party and its...