Prevent Protectionism, Push for Multilateral Cooperation
This theme came up at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held online in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday (20/11/2020).
Monitors showing U.S President Donald Trump, right bottom, hold up declaration together with other leaders attending the first virtual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders\' summit, hosted by Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have begun a virtual meeting to seek ways to revive their coronavirus-battered economies, with U.S. President Donald Trump participating for the first time since 2017.
KUALA LUMPUR, FRIDAY — Asia-Pacific leaders have called for more open trade and stressed the importance of multilateral cooperation. Apart from strengthening that stance as a way to support post-COVID-19 economic recovery, they also criticized trade protectionism.
This theme came up at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held online in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday (20/11/2020). With regard to the theme, the meeting of United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the event attracted particular attention.