Chuyên mục: APEC – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

APEC leaders vow to fight protectionism, look to China on trade

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Mon Nov 21, 2016 | 10:08 AM EST
By Mitra Taj and Jeff Mason | LIMA

Pacific Rim leaders vowed on Sunday to fight protectionism and Chinese officials said more countries are looking to join a China-led trading bloc after Donald Trump’s election victory raised fears the United States would scrap free trade deals.

Trump campaigned for U.S. president on a promise to pull out of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, and also threatened to impose steep tariffs against China and Mexico. Tiếp tục đọc “APEC leaders vow to fight protectionism, look to China on trade” →

Xi’s APEC speech puts China, Asia-Pacific in global “vanguard”

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China Radio International
2016-11-21 01:23:29 Xinhua Web Editor: Zhang Xu
    TĐH: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. It was established in 1989.

    Membership: Joined 1989: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, USA.

    Republic of China (Taiwan – Chinese Taipei) joined 1991, Hong Kong (China Hong Kong) 1991, People’s Republic of China 1991, Mexico 1993, Papua New Guinea 1993, Chile 1994, Peru 1998, Russia 1998, Vietnam 1998.

Related: Xi promotes Asia-Pacific FTA at APEC summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit on Saturday in Lima, Peru, placed China and the region at the forefront of a joint effort to reactivate the global economy, APEC participants and scholars have said. Tiếp tục đọc “Xi’s APEC speech puts China, Asia-Pacific in global “vanguard”” →