The Guardian/AFP: Apec summit fails to agree on statement amid US-China spat
Xi Jinping and Mike Pence trade barbs in their speeches in Papua New Guinea.
Asia-Pacific leaders failed to bridge gaping divisions over trade at a summit dominated by a war of words between the US and China as they vie for regional influence.
For the first time, Apec leaders were unable to agree on a formal written declaration, amid sharp differences between the world’s top two economies over the rules of global trade.
“You know the two big giants in the room. What can I say?” said the host, the Papua New Guinean prime minister, Peter O’Neill, conceding defeat.
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