Leaders pose for a group photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila on Thursday. Photo: EPA Leaders pose for a group photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Leaders pose for a group photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila on Thursday. Photo: EPA
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Beijing-backed free-trade plan fails to advance at Apec

South China Sea disputes a hot topic of discussion but declaration at the end of the Asia-Pacific leaders summit makes no reference to the issues

Topic |   Apec summit 2015
Andrea Chen

Updated: 1:30am, 20 Nov, 2015

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Leaders pose for a group photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila on Thursday. Photo: EPA Leaders pose for a group photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Leaders pose for a group photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila on Thursday. Photo: EPA
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