President Bush attended the annual APEC summit this week. Allies welcomed American leadership at a time when the North Korean nuclear crisis threatens the entire region and new missile tests upstaged the conference. Detractors accused Bush of hijacking the conference and forcing security issues to the top of the agenda and away from the traditional economic focus. The summit produced no new treaties, but it did reinforce prior commitments to forging a new free trade block by 2020.
Related Links:
APEC 2003 Official Summit Website
News Links
CNN: APEC Pushes To Revive WTO Talks
CNN: APEC Coverage
Daily Yomiuri: Peace, Stability Needed for Asia To Thrive
San Francisco Chronicle: What's The Point?
Straits Times: It's A New World Order for APEC
Voice of America: APEC Summit Closes in Bangkok
posted by Joel @ 4:02 PM
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