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Asia-Pacific leaders condemn war, renew calls for open trade

Leaders from around the Asia-Pacific are wrapping up a summit in Bangkok, Thailand, with talks on how to steer the region's economies through the turmoil of war, pandemics and other threats to peace and stability

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U.S. VP Harris met briefly with China's Xi at APEC

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday met briefly with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a White House official said.

Reuters

APEC pledges to boost trade as geopolitical rifts hijack regional summits

Leaders of the 21-member APEC bloc pledged on Saturday to boost trade and do more to tackle other economic challenges, wrapping up the last of three summits in the region in a week that have been overshadowed by intense geopolitical rivalry.

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Evacuation order issued for Condobolin; Albanese says renewables can fight inflation – as it happened

Lachlan River is at major flood level and SES predicts a record peak of 7.8 metres on Monday. This blog is now closed

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APEC Summit Stresses Adoption of Balanced Economic Policies

Countries attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Bangkok on Friday agreed “to adopt more balanced and inclusive trade and economic policies.” Thailand's Prayuth earlier urged participants at the summit to seek sustainable growth and development after economic and social challenges from COVID, climate change and geopolitical rivalries. "We…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China's Xi seeks new diplomatic inroads with Asian leaders

Chinese President Xi Jinping has used his first face-to-face meetings with America’s Asia-Pacific allies since 2020 to forge diplomatic inroads as Washington pushes back against Beijing's influence in the region

The Independent UK

Apec leaders commit to open markets

Apec leaders wrapped up their first day of talks in Bangkok with a pledge to keep supply chains and markets open, on a day when a North Korean missile launch cast a shadow over other events.

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China, Japan to Move Quickly on Maritime and Air Security Hotline

Both sides pledged to maintain ‘international and regional peace and prosperity’ as part of a five-point consensus reached during the APEC summit

Caixin Global

Threats to peace dominate Asia-Pacific leaders' summit

Threats to peace and stability were dominating the agenda at a summit of Pacific Rim economies, as leaders warned that war and tensions among the big powers threaten to unravel the global order

The Independent UK

Thai PM calls for sustainable growth as tensions overshadow APEC

Prayuth Chan-ocha says region needs new perspective as war in Ukraine and North Korean missile launch cloud summit.

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US VP Harris arrives in Thailand for Asia-Pacific summit

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in Thailand, where she plans to affirm America’s commitment to Southeast Asia and drive home the message that the region can count on the United States

The Independent UK

Asia-Pacific Not an Arena for ‘Big-Power Rivalry,’ Xi Tells APEC

Chinese president calls for deeper Asian cooperation on economies and security at Bangkok regional summit

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Xi warns against 'big-power contest' in region

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against making the Asia-Pacific region an "arena for a big-power contest" and made a commitment that China will jointly promote development to bring cooperation in the region to new heights.

Bangkok Post

China's Climate Change Con Carries On

And the U.S. keeps falling for it.

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Xi tells Marcos stability on South China Sea issues key to good bilateral ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Philippines counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr at a meeting on Thursday that the strength of bilateral ties hinged on stable relations at sea, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported.

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Xi, Kishida meet as tensions grow over Taiwan, East China Sea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he conveyed concerns over regional security to Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday amid growing tensions in Asia over China's maritime ambitions.

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China's Xi says Asia-Pacific should not become an arena for big power contest - state media

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Asia-Pacific is no one's backyard and should not become an arena for big power contest and no attempt to wage a new cold war will ever be allowed by the people or by our times, state media reported on Thursday.

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Analysis-Unmasked and in charge, China's Xi puts personal diplomacy back in play

President Xi Jinping, conspicuously absent from the main stage of diplomacy during China's COVID isolation, has been mostly smiles and handshakes on his return this week with a flurry of meetings that Beijing hopes will begin to mend frayed relations.

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World leaders arrive for APEC under shadow of Ukraine war

China’s Xi Jinping, Japan’s Fumio Kishida and France’s Emmanuel Macron among leaders attending economic forum.

Reuters

New Zealand's Ardern set to meet China's President Xi

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expects to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday on the sidelines of the meeting of the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC, a New Zealand government spokesperson said on Thursday.

Reuters

Asia must not become arena for 'big power contest', says China's Xi

The Asia-Pacific is no one's backyard and should not become an arena of big power rivalry, China's President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, warning against Cold War tensions in a region that is a flashpoint of competition between Beijing and Washington.

Tribune News Service

China’s Xi set for Japan summit as mends ties with US allies

TOKYO — Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold his first in-person meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday, the latest in a series of summits that appeared aimed at calming tensions with U.S. allies.

Tribune News Service

Xi looks away from Putin toward West in return to world stage

Turns out Chinese President Xi Jinping’s partnership with Vladimir Putin has limits after all: He doesn’t want to follow the Russian leader into diplomatic isolation.

The Independent UK

Foreign trip becomes victory lap for strengthened Biden

President Joe Biden took an around-the-world victory lap after this month's midterm election, where Democrats showed surprising strength in holding back Republicans

The Guardian - UK

Xi Jinping’s cordial tone at G20 does not herald softer foreign policy

Apparent rapprochement with western leaders does not mean China is about to ditch its ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacy

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