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APEC 2018: US-China clash at regional meeting leads to historic summit failure
Deep divisions between the United States and China have derailed the APEC meeting in Port Moresby, with regional leaders failing to agree on a final communique for the first time in the summit’s history.
- By Pacific affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic
- ABC
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