Donald Trump, Xi Jinping to meet at virtual Asia Pacific forum as trade spat endures Economic Times


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KUALA LUMPUR: U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders on Friday to discuss the coronavirus and global economic recovery, with lingering trade differences likely to cloud the meeting. The pair will be at a meeting of the leaders of the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) hosted virtually by Malaysia just two weeks after Trump lost his re-election bid. Asia Pacific leaders have called for more open and multilateral trade to support the economic recovery, and warned against protectionist trade policies such as those introduced by Trump...