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Asia-Pacific leaders fail to agree on APEC communique amid US-China rift

US Vice-President Mike Pence traded sharp barbs with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in back-to-back speeches at the APEC summit on Saturday

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Jason Scott & Dandan Li | Bloomberg
Asia-Pacific leaders struggled to reach a consensus on the wording of a communique, reflecting heightened tensions fuelled by a trade war between the US and China.  

Speaking at the conclusion of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Papua New Guinea, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that negotiations had been difficult between the 21 economies represented. He said there would be a "chair's summary" of discussions. 


"I don't think it will come as a huge surprise that there are differing visions on particular elements