President Xi Jinping, his wife Peng Liyuan, US President Barack Obama and other leaders stride out in their Chinese-style Apec costumes during the summit in Beijing. Photo: AFP
President Xi Jinping, his wife Peng Liyuan, US President Barack Obama and other leaders stride out in their Chinese-style Apec costumes during the summit in Beijing. Photo: AFP
Wearing Indonesian batik shirts at Bogor in 1994. Photo: AFP
Wearing Indonesian batik shirts at Bogor in 1994. Photo: AFP
Donning barong tagalog at the 1996 summit in Subic Bay, Philippines. Photo: AFP
Donning barong tagalog at the 1996 summit in Subic Bay, Philippines. Photo: AFP
Leather jackets were the order of the day for Jiang Zemin and others in Vancouver in 1997. Photo: AP
Leather jackets were the order of the day for Jiang Zemin and others in Vancouver in 1997. Photo: AP
Malaysian batik shirts at Cyberjaya in 1998. Photo: AFP
Malaysian batik shirts at Cyberjaya in 1998. Photo: AFP
Guayabera shirts in Los Cabos, Mexico in 2002. Photo: AFP
Guayabera shirts in Los Cabos, Mexico in 2002. Photo: AFP
In Thai silk shirts in Bangkok in 2003. Photo: AFP
In Thai silk shirts in Bangkok in 2003. Photo: AFP
Traditional Chilean ponchos at the summit in Santiago in 2004. Photo: Reuters
Traditional Chilean ponchos at the summit in Santiago in 2004. Photo: Reuters
Traditional Korean durumagi in Busan in 2005. Photo: Bloomberg
Traditional Korean durumagi in Busan in 2005. Photo: Bloomberg
In Vietnamese ao dai in Hanoi in 2006. Photo: Reuters
In Vietnamese ao dai in Hanoi in 2006. Photo: Reuters
Peruvian ponchos in Lima in 2008. Photo: AFP
Peruvian ponchos in Lima in 2008. Photo: AFP
Everyone wore endek in Bali in 2013. Photo: AFP
Everyone wore endek in Bali in 2013. Photo: AFP
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Leaders step out in their Chinese-style costumes during Apec summit in Beijing

Donning local costumes is a tradition at Apec summits that was started by Bill Clinton handing out bomber jackets in Seattle in 1993; Obama tried to stop it, but China had its turn in the spotlight on Monday

Topic |   Apec summit 2014
Angela Meng

Updated: 10:54pm, 11 Nov, 2014

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President Xi Jinping, his wife Peng Liyuan, US President Barack Obama and other leaders stride out in their Chinese-style Apec costumes during the summit in Beijing. Photo: AFP
President Xi Jinping, his wife Peng Liyuan, US President Barack Obama and other leaders stride out in their Chinese-style Apec costumes during the summit in Beijing. Photo: AFP
Wearing Indonesian batik shirts at Bogor in 1994. Photo: AFP
Wearing Indonesian batik shirts at Bogor in 1994. Photo: AFP
Donning barong tagalog at the 1996 summit in Subic Bay, Philippines. Photo: AFP
Donning barong tagalog at the 1996 summit in Subic Bay, Philippines. Photo: AFP
Leather jackets were the order of the day for Jiang Zemin and others in Vancouver in 1997. Photo: AP
Leather jackets were the order of the day for Jiang Zemin and others in Vancouver in 1997. Photo: AP
Malaysian batik shirts at Cyberjaya in 1998. Photo: AFP
Malaysian batik shirts at Cyberjaya in 1998. Photo: AFP
Guayabera shirts in Los Cabos, Mexico in 2002. Photo: AFP
Guayabera shirts in Los Cabos, Mexico in 2002. Photo: AFP
In Thai silk shirts in Bangkok in 2003. Photo: AFP
In Thai silk shirts in Bangkok in 2003. Photo: AFP
Traditional Chilean ponchos at the summit in Santiago in 2004. Photo: Reuters
Traditional Chilean ponchos at the summit in Santiago in 2004. Photo: Reuters
Traditional Korean durumagi in Busan in 2005. Photo: Bloomberg
Traditional Korean durumagi in Busan in 2005. Photo: Bloomberg
In Vietnamese ao dai in Hanoi in 2006. Photo: Reuters
In Vietnamese ao dai in Hanoi in 2006. Photo: Reuters
Peruvian ponchos in Lima in 2008. Photo: AFP
Peruvian ponchos in Lima in 2008. Photo: AFP
Everyone wore endek in Bali in 2013. Photo: AFP
Everyone wore endek in Bali in 2013. Photo: AFP
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