Trump may have skipped APEC—but Xi’s using it to sell China as globalization’s last defender

fortune.com/2025/10/31/trump-skipped-apec-south-korea-xi-jinping-bessent-sou

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Friday that his country would help to defend global free trade at an annual economic regional forum snubbed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Xi took center stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that began Friday in the…

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