President Trump could attend APEC for the first time since 2017 | World

11/19/2020 Vietnam, World



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If this does happen, President Trump’s presence marks the first time the US leader has joined APEC since 2017, Vietnam’s time in Da Nang.

The information was released after the Trump administration faced a wave of criticism for sending only lower-level delegations to participate in the East Asia Summit.

“POTUS (President of the United States) will join APEC,” according to Reuters on 11/18 quoted an unnamed official.

The White House did not comment on the information above, especially in the context that President Trump is busy demanding the results of the Jan.3 election. In the past, the leader had changed his mind at the last minute about participating in similar conferences.

Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the APEC economic leaders conference and is expected to deliver a speech.

The US official responsible for APEC said last week that the White House has not yet made an official decision on the delegation’s personnel.

A representative of the United States Chamber of Commerce expressed concern on November 16 over the country’s delay, after ASEAN countries and dialogue partners signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP). after the Trump administration withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), it later renamed it the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

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CPTPP has the participation of 11 Asia-Pacific countries, representing 13.4% of world GDP. Meanwhile, the RCEP was signed on November 15 in the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit hosted by Vietnam.




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