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In final talks, Biden to press China's Xi on North Korea's ties with Russia

Nov. 16, 2024 00:02 AM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to use his final meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping, to urge him to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia's war on Ukraine. Saturday's talks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic...

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

Nov. 15, 2024 20:54 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...

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. ...

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...

Nigeria signs $1.2 billion deal with Chinese state-owned company to revamp key gas plant

Nov. 13, 2024 12:23 PM EST

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has inked a $1.2 billion deal with a Chinese firm to revitalize a gas processing facility, a move that officials say could propel the African country to a leading position in aluminum production. The deal between the Chinese state-owned CNCEC and the...

Indonesia's new leader calls for collaboration with China before heading to the US

Nov. 10, 2024 03:58 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — Indonesia's new leader called for collaboration rather than confrontation with China after the signing of $10 billion in new deals at a business forum on Sunday in the Chinese capital before heading to the U.S. President Prabowo Subianto told the forum that his...

Newly inaugurated Indonesian President Subianto visits China in first overseas trip

Nov. 09, 2024 06:13 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged to maintain close ties with China during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Saturday, his first overseas stop since he took office three weeks ago. Subianto is seeking to strengthen relations with...