Episode 53: APEC at a Crossroad

Lucy Baldwin, Citi Head of Research, and Johanna Chua, Citi’s Global Head of Emerging Markets Economics, preview the APEC Summit by looking at the reordering and realignment APEC has seen since its founding and discuss the tensions between the U.S. and China that are affecting trade and the AI technology race. Where are these two APEC powers competing and where might they cooperate?

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