GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Saturday he hoped to cooperate with Asia-Pacific countries to tackle issues related to artificial intelligence and demographic changes, at an annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were attending a session to discuss how to navigate the rapid take-up of AI and respond to demographic changes resulting in aging societies and low birth rates.

The APEC bloc accounts for 50% of global trade and 61% of world GDP.

Lee said South Korea had proposed a framework for the APEC region to jointly cope with what he termed a demographic crisis.

“The changing demographic structure represents a serious and significant crisis th

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