Biden-Xi Meeting Eclipsing APEC Summit

Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore

15-Nov-23 07:30

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San Francisco will host the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference, starting today till November 17th. This economic summit will also bring both US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping for their 2nd face-to-face meeting. We discuss the expectations of APEC 2023 with Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Categories: politics, international

Tags: apec 2023, biden-xi, china-us relations, anwar, bilateral relations,

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