South Korea hosts the APEC summit amid global trade tensions driven by U.S. President Trump’s tariff policies. The meeting is expected to be overshadowed by Trump–Xi talks, as Seoul seeks to balance ties while promoting free trade, AI cooperation and economic stability

Seoul: South Korea this week will host leaders from major Pacific Rim economies, including the United States, China and Japan, for an annual summit that has long championed free trade.

But this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings come as US President Donald Trump continues to send shock waves around the world with his sweeping tariffs and other measures upending the postwar global trade order, unsettling both allies and rivals.

The multilateral gathering in Gyeongju is expected to be overshadowed by a sidel

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