Global summits rarely make big headlines, but the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting in San Francisco, which began this weekend, will be an exception. The event will set the stage for a highly anticipated meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, which will be watched closely throughout the world. As the summit’s slogan puts it, “APEC is going to be EPIC.” This year, President Joe Biden is chairing the 30th annual summit that is bringing together the leaders of the forum’s 21 members on Nov. 11–17 in California. The summit’s goal is to explore policy ideas and promote international trade and investment. However, the Biden-Xi meeting on the sidelines of the summit will steal the spotlight....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/epic-san-francisco-summit-begins-all-eyes-on-biden-xi-meeting-amid-high-tensions-5528010
Global summits rarely make big headlines, but the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting in San Francisco, which began over the weekend, will be an exception. The event will set the stage for a highly anticipated meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, which will be watched closely throughout the world. As the summit’s slogan puts it, “APEC is going to be EPIC.” This year, President Biden is chairing the 30th annual summit that is bringing together the leaders of the forum’s 21 members on Nov. 11–17 in California. The summit’s goal is to explore policy ideas and promote international trade and investment. However, the Biden-Xi meeting on the sidelines of the summit will steal the spotlight....
SAN FRANCISCO—House Select Committee on China Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) assured U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific that Congress has their back in the face of coercive and aggressive behaviors by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). On Nov. 11, Mr. Gallagher took part in a pro-democracy event in San Francisco, where the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is being held. The focal point will be a face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 15. Five APEC members and U.S. allies, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan, have dealt with China’s pressure tactics. On Saturday, Mr. Gallagher was asked what would be his message to them....