The 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting is to be held form November 18 to 19 in Manila, the Philippines. Despite strained Sino-Philippine relations in terms of the South China Sea dispute, Chinese President Xi Jinping decided to attend the meeting. "It shows that APEC plays an important role for China to participate in global governance. Meanwhile, the participation of China will also be beneficial for APEC to find a new role definition, through which its function can be fully...
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