APEC

Biden and Xi take a first step to limit AI and nuclear decisions at their last meeting

8:14pm November 16, 2024

The leaders agreed that humans should control decisions to use nuclear weapons — not AI. And they talked about the importance of stability during the transition to a new U.S. administration.

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Trump is back: how Biden will tweak his 'America's back' message at APEC and the G20

5:00am November 12, 2024

President Biden used to tell world leaders "America is back," implying the Trump era's go-it-alone ethos was a one-term blip. But Biden needs a new line for this week's APEC and G20 summits.

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President Biden and China's President Xi Jinping during their last meeting a year ago in Bali, Indonesia.

Biden meets Xi Jinping this week as more Americans see China as a critical threat

1:18pm November 13, 2023

by Tamara Keith

Voter concern about the rise of China has spiked. But it's unlikely that foreign policy issues will outweigh domestic issues to drive decisions at the polls a year from now.

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An anti-government protester waves Chile's flag in Santiago, on Oct. 29, 2019.

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As Protests Persist, Chile's President Cancels 2 Major International Summits

6:25am October 31, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

Sebastián Piñera canceled an Asia-Pacific trade forum and a United Nations climate summit, saying he has to "put the needs of Chileans first."

President Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam on Saturday.

McCain Derides Trump For Taking Putin's Word On Russian Election Interference

4:51pm November 13, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The Arizona senator, who has become increasingly critical of the president in recent weeks, said there's nothing 'America First' about "taking the word of a KGB colonel."

President Trump speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit at the Aryana Convention Center, on Friday in Danang, Vietnam.

Trump Talks Tough On Trade At Summit In Vietnam

5:56am November 10, 2017

by Scott Neuman

In a speech that sounded at times like an airing of economic grievances, the president told APEC member nations that the U.S. will no longer tolerate unfair trade practices.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Obama, seen here during a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, announced pledges to reduce greenhouse gases.

China And U.S., Titans Of Carbon Pollution, Move To Cut Gases

12:30pm November 13, 2014

by Bill Chappell

China and the U.S. account for more than a third of greenhouse gases — making it vital that any broad climate plans include the pair.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) helps put a shawl or coat on Peng Liyuan, wife of China's President Xi Jinping, as Xi talks to President Obama during a fireworks show celebrating the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation session in Beijing.

World News

Putin Puts Shawl On China's First Lady, And Censors Leap

12:12pm November 11, 2014

by Bill Chappell

When Russian President Vladimir Putin moved to place a shawl over the shoulders of Peng Liyuan, the wife of China's President Xi Jinping, he set off alarm bells.

Politics And A Food Fight Are Stalling A Major U.S.-Asia Trade Deal

10:30am November 11, 2014

by Marilyn Geewax

Supporters of expanded trade with Asian nations hoped this week would bring completion of a major deal, but U.S. and Japanese negotiators — and Obama and congressional Republicans — still don't agree.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday, prior to their first-ever talks.

Two Striking Photos From Today's APEC Meetings

10:52am November 10, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The forum's first day has already brought us interesting images. In one, the leaders of China and Japan reflect their countries' unease; in another, world leaders dress alike.