Latin America Meets with U.S. and Chinese Leaders at APEC Leaders' Meetings
Latin America Meets with U.S. and Chinese Leaders at APEC Leaders' Meetings
Chilean, Colombian, Mexican, and Peruvian leaders are among those in attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in San Francisco.
From November 11 to 17, representatives from the 21 member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, are gathering in San Francisco for the annual Leaders’ Week. For the final two days, heads of state will partake in high-level activities and meetings on the sidelines. With heavyweights like the United States, China, Russia, and Japan in APEC, the bloc accounts for about half of all global trade.
While headlines have focused on the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Latin America is present as well. The presidents of the three Latin American members of APEC—Gabriel Boric of Chile, Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico, and Dina Boluarte of Peru—are among the leaders attending. It’s a rare international summit appearance for López Obrador, who five years into his term, will meet with many world leaders for the first time. Meanwhile, Boluarte will take over as the chair of APEC by the end of the week.
A fourth Latin American leader, Gustavo Petro, will be present at the summit. Colombian presidents have attended the summit frequently since the country first tried to join APEC in 1995, but there is a moratorium on new membership to the organization.
