WELLINGTON, Nov 12 ― US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to address leaders of the Pacific Rim late today amid heightened regional trade and geopolitical tensions.
The comment was seen as a reference to efforts by the United States and its regional allies to blunt what they see as China's growing coercive economic and military influence. “The President's participation demonstrates US commitment to the Indo-Pacific region and to multilateral cooperation,” the statement said.The Apec gathering comes ahead of a much-anticipated virtual summit between Biden and Xi on Monday, as the super powers look to prevent growing tensions between the world's two biggest economies from spiralling toward conflict.
Apec in 2021 was hosted entirely online due to host New Zealand's hardline pandemic control measures that have kept its borders closed to almost all travellers for 18 months.
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