Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering a speech via virtual meeting during the APEC CEO Dialogues 2020, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 19, 2020. - AFP
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): President Xi Jinping pegged China as the pivot point for global free trade on Thursday (Nov 19), vowing to keep his huge economy open and warning against protectionism.
Buoyed by the signing of the world's largest trade pact over the weekend, Xi said the Asia-Pacific is the "forerunner driving global growth" in a world hit by "multiple challenges" including the pandemic.
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