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China steals limelight from Trump at APEC meeting
Leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum held a virtual meeting on Friday to discuss ways to revive their coronavirus-battered economies with U.S. President Donald Trump participating for the first time since 2017. The leaders’ meeting was also the first since 2018 after last year’s host, Chile, canceled the annual summit due to violent domestic protests. The leaders adopted the APECPutrajaya Vision 2040 a policy document that paints the partnership’s ideas in broad but vague terms, while stressing the importance of playing according to the rules of the World Trade Organisaiton (WTO.)Trump’s participation came as a surprise as he challenges the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, won by Joe Biden. Last weekend, Trump skipped the East Asia Summits and withdrew from speaking at an APEC CEO…
