APEC Papua New Guinea 2018

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APEC Papua New Guinea 2018
APEC Papua New Guinea 2018 logo.png
APEC Leaders Photo - Papua New Guinea 2018.jpg
Host countryPapua New Guinea
DateNovember 17–18, 2018
Venue(s)Port Moresby
Follows2017
Precedes2019
Websitewww.apec2018png.org

APEC Papua New Guinea 2018 is the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Papua New Guinea.[1]

It was the first time Papua New Guinea is hosting the APEC meetings.[2] Australia provided a quarter to a third of the cost to host the meetings and also helped with logistics and security (G4S). Three Cruise ships were chartered through an Australian company to cater to the some 10,000 delegates and guests.[1][3]

Many of the attendees and delegations had previously attended the 2018 East Asia Summit held from 11 November to 15 November in Singapore, hosted by the Chairperson Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore. Thereafter, many of the state leaders, including Prime Minister Lee of Singapore, flew from Singapore to Papua New Guinea.

Events[edit]

Economic Leaders' Meeting[edit]

The APEC Haus in Port Moresby, which was built specifically for APEC 2018. The building is designed to resemble a lakatoi watercraft.
Attendees

This was the first APEC meeting for Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Vietnamese President Nguyễn Phú Trọng since their inaugurations on 11 March 2018, 23 March 2018, 10 May 2018, 24 August 2018 and 23 October 2018, respectively; Piñera and Mohamad had previously attended multiple APEC meetings in their first term as president and prime minister, respectively. It will be also the last APEC meeting for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto following the 2018 Mexican general election.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President Donald Trump did not attend the summit. Putin was represented by former Russian President, now Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Trump was represented by Vice President Mike Pence.

Attendees at the
2018 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting[citation needed]
Member economy Name as used in APEC Position Name
 Australia Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison
 Brunei Brunei Darussalam Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
 Canada Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
 Chile Chile President Sebastián Piñera
 China People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping
 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China[4] Chief Executive Carrie Lam
 Indonesia Indonesia President Joko Widodo
 Japan Japan Prime Minister Shinzō Abe
 South Korea Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in
 Malaysia Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
 Mexico Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto
 New Zealand New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill (host)
 Peru Peru President Martín Vizcarra
 Philippines Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte
 Russia* Russia Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
 Singapore Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
 Taiwan Chinese Taipei[5] Special Representative of President Morris Chang
 Thailand Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
 United States* The United States Vice President Mike Pence
 Vietnam Viet Nam Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
(*) Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President Donald Trump did not attend the leaders summit. Representatives of both countries will be sent and attend on their behalf.

Absence of declaration and aftermath[edit]

For the first time in the summit's history, attending leaders failed to come up with a Leaders' Declaration or a joint comminique reportedly due to disagreements between China and the United States.[6] Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O'Niel has remarked that "entire world is worried" about the worsening trade relations between China and the United states and that he will issue a chairman's statement.[7]

China says that the failure to come up with the communique was not the "not exactly a sticking point between any particular two countries" saying that most participating member economies has committed on preserving the multilateral trading system and supporting a strong and well-functioning World Trade Organization (WTO) and that negotiations on the matter are still at an early stage. Reuters reported that the cause for the impasse was disagreement on portions of the draft communique relating to the WTO; one portion alleging the WTO for "unfair trade practices" and urging for reform of the organization and another referencing a particular country for the WTO's alleged unfair practices the inclusion of which was opposed by China. The United States criticized China's trade policies, particularly its One Belt and One Road initiative and alleged that it puts beneficiary countries of China project into a debt-trap compromising their sovereignty.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Thomas, Andrew (February 25, 2018). "Papua New Guinea to host APEC, biggest event in its history". Al Jazeera.
  2. ^ "Interview: PNG ready to host a successful APEC summit, says APEC minister". Xinhua. April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Trump to attend APEC in PNG". SBS News. April 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Hong Kong joined APEC in 1991 during British administration with the name "Hong Kong." In 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and took the name "Hong Kong, China."
  5. ^ Due to the complexities of the relations between it and the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (ROC or "Taiwan") is not represented under its official name "Republic of China" or as "Taiwan". Instead, it participates in APEC under the name "Chinese Taipei". The President of the Republic of China does not attend the annual APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in person. Instead, it is generally represented by a ministerial-level official responsible for economic affairs or someone designated by the president. See List of Chinese Taipei Representatives to APEC.
  6. ^ a b Wen, Philip; Barrett, Jonathan; Westbrook, Tom (18 November 2018). "APEC fails to reach consensus as U.S.-China divide deepens". Reueters. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  7. ^ Bacon, John (18 November 2018). "'Entire world is worried' after rancorous Asia-Pacific trade summit". CBS19. USA TODAY. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

External links[edit]

Preceded by
APEC Vietnam 2017
APEC meetings
2018
Succeeded by
APEC Chile 2019