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APEC summit embraces AI, people-centered issues as bridge over tariff divides

By Choonsik Yoo ( November 3, 2025, 01:31 GMT | Comment) -- APEC leaders reaffirmed their commitment to building a sustainable, interconnected and innovative Asia-Pacific region at their annual summit in South Korea, while quietly omitting references to a “free and open” trade order. The US, China and 19 other members instead pledged to strengthen supply chain resilience, support small businesses and explore the long-dormant idea of an Asia-Pacific free trade area. By endorsing new initiatives on artificial intelligence and demographic challenges, the member economies were also able to reframe APEC’s agenda around technology and people — not just goods and borders.The APEC summit in South Korea closed on Saturday without huge triumphs but with a consensus to keep pursuing consensus, a modest outcome that nonetheless marked an achievement in maintaining cohesion among its 21 member economies amid tariff escalations, technology rivalries and eroding trust....

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