What To Expect at APEC 2025

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As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit kicks off this week in South Korea, all eyes are on a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and what it could mean for the US-China trade war. Taiwan could be on the agenda, and Taiwan's representative hopes to meet with other leaders attending the forum.

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00:00The world is focusing in on Gyeongju, South Korea this week, where the Asia-Pacific Economic

00:05Cooperation Forum is underway. Leaders from all over the world will gather here for meetings that

00:10could have a major impact on global trade and diplomacy. Highly anticipated is an expected

00:16meeting between the leaders of the world's two largest economies, U.S. President Donald Trump

00:21and Chinese President Xi Jinping, their first face-to-face meeting since Trump began his second

00:27term. It comes during a fragile time in U.S.-China relations. Just weeks ago, the U.S. threatened

00:34to slap 100 percent tariffs on China after China tightened export controls on rare-earth minerals,

00:40escalating an ongoing trade war. But the U.S.'s top negotiator says the two sides hammered out a

00:46preliminary framework for a trade deal in Malaysia over the weekend. And on Monday, U.S. Secretary of

00:52State Marco Rubio had a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, setting the stage for

00:57their leaders to meet later this week. I have a lot of respect for President Xi, and we are going to,

01:04I think we're going to come away with a deal. Trump has also suggested the two sides could talk about

01:09Taiwan, something Taiwan's foreign ministry says it's watching out for. There are also other big

01:15meetings going on. Both Xi and Trump are set to meet South Korean President Lee Jae-myung,

01:21with Washington and Seoul expected to continue working out a tariff deal, as negotiations have

01:26stalled. Meanwhile, Taiwan's representative to APEC, Lin Xie, says he hopes to engage with other

01:32leaders at the forum, likely meeting some sideline meetings of his own, in line with goals set out by

01:38Taiwan President Lai Qingde to increase international economic cooperation. Taiwan's foreign minister has

01:45also suggested there could be discussions with U.S. officials on tariffs. Lin, who is a senior

01:50advisor to Lai and chairman of a government-based venture capital firm, left Taiwan on Tuesday morning

01:56for South Korea.

01:57I will also be able to come to the opportunity to submit to the President's leadership team,

02:13to express this краier's interests and to express the role of the President's adjustment.

02:18Taiwan,分享, and show us the features of all the areas of our industry, especially

02:26the windmill, AI, our tech tech, and small companies.

02:33Global business leaders are also here in Gyeongju, including NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang,

02:38who might deliver a speech this week on technologies such as AI and robotics.

02:43With so many world leaders and drivers of the global economy gathering here in this small

02:48city, security has been ramped up.

02:51Preparations are being made in front of both Xi and Trump's hotels, with entrance marquees

02:56set up and strict security protocols near APEC venues.

03:00Over 18,000 police, as well as the Coast Guard and SWAT teams, are being mobilized as terrorism

03:06alert levels have been raised.

03:08And local media are reporting that large-scale protests planned throughout the week are putting

03:13the city on even higher alert.

03:16There are both anti-China and anti-U.S. protests planned, those against the U.S. protesting things

03:22like Trump's tariffs and what they call U.S. hegemonic behavior in general.

03:27So there's a feeling of anticipation here in Gyeongju, an otherwise quiet city where some

03:32of the world's biggest moments may happen in the next few days.

03:35From trade deals to high-stakes meetings, there's a lot to look out for.

03:39Justin Wu and Cadence Caranta in Gyeongju, South Korea for Taiwan Plus.

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