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October 31, 2025 3:56 PM

As Trump skips APEC, China’s Xi fills the void with message on trade

As Air Force One took off from South Korea's Busan airport after U.S.-China talks on Thursday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping's Hongqi N701 limousine whisked him off to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit some 50 miles (80km) away. The split-scr...

May 16, 2025 4:53 PM

APEC highlights ‘fundamental challenges’ in global trade as tariffs overshadow meeting

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group adopted a statement on Friday that cited "fundamental challenges" facing the global trading system, but stopped short of discussing a joint response to U.S. tariffs looming large over its meeting. The...

November 17, 2023 3:11 PM

China, Japan reaffirm ‘strategic relationship’ in rare leader talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said they would pursue mutually beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in a year, putting emphasis on shared economic interests amid a series of diplomatic dispu...

November 17, 2023 1:44 PM

Piyush Goyal meets US President Joe Biden at APEC welcome reception

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal met US President Joe Biden at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) welcome reception on Thursday. Taking to X (earlier Twitter), Piyush Goyal stated, "It was an honour ...

November 16, 2023 10:19 AM

Biden, Xi’s ‘blunt’ talks yield deals on military, fentanyl

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on Wednesday to open a presidential hotline, resume military-to-military communications and work to curb fentanyl production, showing tangible progress in their first face-to-face talks in...

November 15, 2023 11:51 AM

Indo-Pacific talks close three ‘pillars’, U.S. Commerce Secretary says

In a statement on Tuesday at the Pacific Rim Leaders Summit APEC, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo disclosed that three out of the four "pillars" of the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) talks have been successfully c...

November 14, 2023 10:27 AM

Piyush Goyal holds meeting with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, who is currently on a visit to the United States, held a meeting with US Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai on Monday, during the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) in San Francis...