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APEC marks turning point in global order as US retreats and China champions free trade
02 Nov 2025 05:00 GMT
Xi’s Seoul visit underlines delicate balance
President Xi concluded his three-day trip to South Korea with a state dinner hosted by President Lee Jae Myung, who came to power in June promising to recalibrate Seoul’s foreign policy between Beijing and …
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OPINION – China’s assertive foreign policy and APEC: Implications and challenges
02 Nov 2025 02:19 GMT
… of China and its assertive and positive foreign policy has benefited Hong Kong. Hong Kong … Beijing to conduct its own external affairs.
Free trade and regional security
Fifth, China …
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Between containment and coexistence: Lessons for PH in the new US-China strategic equation
02 Nov 2025 00:37 GMT
… must.
Contested coexistence
Taiwan remains the most … ) triggers with Manila, Chinese red-line declarations, crisis … escalation cycles that corner Beijing into nationalist retaliation, … links through ACFTA (Asean-China Free Trade Agreement), RCEP (Regional …
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Mark Carney meeting with China's president a 'turning point'
01 Nov 2025 23:36 GMT
… Canadian leader to visit Beijing.
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According to official Chinese state media translations of … relationship with China deteriorates, ties to Taiwan grow closer
… failed, to secure a free trade deal between the two …
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China's Xi in the limelight at Pacific summit with Trump conspicuous by his absence
01 Nov 2025 19:40 GMT
… AP) (AP) "As the free trade order undergoes dramatic changes, global … for cooperation with Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as … sensitive issues including Chinese export controls on rare earths, China's …
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China’s Xi Promises to Protect Free Trade at APEC As Trump Snubs Major Summit
31 Oct 2025 09:41 GMT
… he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow … green industries and clean energy. Chinese exports of its solar panels … a joint statement strongly endorsing free trade would be unlikely because of … summit.
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Wu reported from Taipei, Taiwan.
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Era of free trade and investment is over, Canada’s PM tells Apec summit
31 Oct 2025 09:16 GMT
… robust defence of free trade, according to the Chinese foreign ministry, … threats.
Supply chains and free trade continued to dominate discussions … of the South China Sea and around Taiwan.
The US … Japanese nationals in China, and Beijing’s import restrictions …
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Chinese President Steals Show at APEC Gathering After Trump’s Exit
01 Nov 2025 17:17 GMT
… activities in the South China Sea and Taiwan and toward U. … to lower tariffs on Chinese products while China removed controls on … pull together.”
Talking up free trade as though he were the … commitment to the “Free Chinese” island of Taiwan, for which America …
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China’s Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit
31 Oct 2025 00:33 GMT
… he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow … green industries and clean energy. Chinese exports of its solar panels … a joint statement strongly endorsing free trade would be unlikely because of … summit.
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Wu reported from Taipei, Taiwan.
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South Korea's APEC live: Takaichi raises East China Sea with Xi as Day 1 closes
31 Oct 2025 11:19 GMT
… activity in the East China Sea, China's export controls … that the Chinese side brought up the topic of Taiwan, without elaborating … its main ally Washington and Beijing, its largest trading partner … say if the term "free trade" will appear in the …