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Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum begin a virtual meeting on Friday, November 20 to find a way to reactivate the corona virus attack, with participation by the family of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, for the first time since 2017 in Vietnam.
It is also the first APEC leaders meeting since 2018, when host country Chile canceled the conference in 2019 due to violent internal protests.
According to ABCNews, Trump’s participation in the APEC virtual forum surprised him by challenging the result of the US presidential elections, in which Joe Biden was the winner.
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President Donald Trump and country leaders attend the APEC summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, in 2017
Last weekend, Trump did not attend the East Asia Summit and did not speak at the APEC CEO meeting as scheduled on Friday.
It is also the first time that President Donald Trump has appeared on the world stage since his failure in the presidential election earlier this month.
This year’s host, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, said APEC, whose members account for 60% of global GDP, has a central role in promoting post-pandemic economic recovery.
The APEC summit comes days after 15 countries in Asia and the Pacific, including Japan, China and members of ASEAN, signed a historic agreement to create an autonomous trading bloc. It is the largest in the world, facilitating the flow of goods and services, reducing barriers to investment.
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According to Bangkokpost, President Trump joined the APEC summit for the first time since 2017 and then sent Vice President Mike Pence to replace him in 2018.
Established in 1989, APEC is the discussion platform on free trade and economic cooperation of the countries of the Pacific Basin, which represents 37% of the world’s population, 48% of world trade, and 60% of the world’s gross domestic product.
APEC includes Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, America, and Vietnam.
At this conference, APEC leaders are expected to discuss new development goals for the next 20 years, replacing the Bogor goal named after the Indonesian city where the leaders agreed in 1994. commitment to freedom and openness of trade and investment.
Earlier on Friday, the leaders of Japan and New Zealand warned countries against the temptation to retreat to trade protectionism.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, speaking via video broadcast from Tokyo to the APEC executive directors meeting, said that “the free and open Indo-Pacific will be the foundation for the prosperity of the region. This area.” .
