Chile's APEC cancellation raises new hurdle for US-China trade deal


U.S. President Donald Trump(left) said this week he hoped to sign an interim trade deal with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping(right) during the Nov. 16-17 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Chile.

WASHINGTON: Leaders from the United States and China encountered a new obstacle in their struggle to end a damaging trade war on Wednesday, when the summit where they were supposed to meet was cancelled because of violent protests.

U.S. President Donald Trump said this week he hoped to sign an interim trade deal with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the Nov. 16-17 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Chile. Chilean officials said they cancelled the summit to focus on restoring law and order in the country.

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