Obama’s absence leaves stage clear for China

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SECURITY. Members of security check a car at the entrance to the media centre and other venues holding various sessions of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on October 6, 2013. AFP / Richard A. Brooks

Asia-Pacific leaders convene on October 7 for an annual economic summit in the shadow of global growth clouds that are darkening by the day as the United States struggles to shake off policy paralysis. US President Barack Obama’s enforced absence at both APEC and an East Asia summit afterwards in Brunei leaves the stage clear for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has been touring the region and will address a parallel meeting of APEC business leaders on October 7. According to APEC’s Indonesian hosts, the title of Xi’s speech is “China in transition: what can the Asia-Pacific expect?”

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