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As China cracks down on bookstores at home, Chinese-language booksellers are flourishing overseas

Nov. 18, 2024 06:49 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Yu Miao smiles as he stands among the 10,000 books crowded on rows of bamboo shelves in his newly reopened bookstore. It’s in Washington’s vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood, far from its last location in Shanghai, where the Chinese government forced him out of business six...

Brazil hosts a G20 summit overshadowed by wars and Trump's return, aiming for a deal to fight hunger

Nov. 18, 2024 05:59 AM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With Brazil preparing to host the Group of 20 summit, it appears unlikely the leading rich and developing nations will sign on to a meaningful declaration regarding geopolitics: The meeting Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro is overshadowed by two major wars and Donald...

Asia-Pacific summit closes in Peru with China’s Xi front and center as Trump whiplash looms

Nov. 17, 2024 00:17 AM 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 on Saturday with a spirit of detente that many fear the summit may not see again for...

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." ...

Chinese and Philippine forces again avoid a clash in a fiercely disputed shoal under a rare deal

Nov. 15, 2024 03:58 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine navy transported food and other supplies to a territorial ship outpost in a shoal in the South China Sea without any confrontation with Chinese forces guarding the disputed area, officials said Friday. The Philippine delivery of supplies...

With Peru in the global spotlight for APEC, so is one of the world's least popular presidents

Nov. 14, 2024 23:13 PM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — It was a big day for Peru’s accidental president, Dina Boluarte, whose official schedule has been blank for months. On Thursday, the high-profile Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima thrust Boluarte — among the world's least popular presidents,...

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...

Biden arrives in Peru for international summit and meeting with Xi as world leaders brace for Trump

Nov. 14, 2024 20:29 PM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived Thursday in Peru to start his six-day visit to Latin America for the final major international summits of his presidency, even as world leaders turn their attention to what Donald Trump’s return to the White House means for their countries. ...

Trump's mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry China

Nov. 14, 2024 00:17 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is famously unconventional, but he made conventional picks for his two top foreign policy positions. That could be reassuring to American allies, while China and Iran have reasons to be wary. Trump on Wednesday announced his choice of...

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. ...