The United States will host the 2023 APEC summit

The rulers of the region Pacific Asia will meet in November 2023 in San Francisco, the US vice president announced on Saturday, Kamala Harriswhich opens the possibility that the Chinese president, Xi Jinpingtrip to the United States.

Harris, from the San Francisco Bay Area, announced that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will take place the week of November 12, 2023.

There is no better place to celebrate APEC 2023 than California, a state known for economic innovation,” Harris said as he wrapped up this year’s event in Bangkok.

He indicated that the government of President Joe Biden will focus the San Francisco summit on sustainability and on eliminating the use of coal as part of the fight against climate change.

The APECcreated in the 1980s, focuses on trade rather than political issues, and each year provides an opportunity for the presidents of its 21 member countries to meet.

The APEC this year was held immediately after the g20 summit in Bali, where Xi and Biden met in person for the first time as heads of state.

Harris also had brief talks with Xi Jinping at the summit in APECas part of the effort by the world’s two largest economies to prevent tensions in their relations from getting out of control.

Xi Jinping He last visited the United States in 2017, when he met then-President Donald Trump at his Florida residence, but relations between the two countries subsequently soured over trade disputes, human rights and the situation in Taiwan.

Russia is also a member of APECbut the United States made it clear that it will not have normal contacts with Russian President Vladimir Putin due to the invasion of Ukraine in February.

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