Obama courts Asian trading partners as US loses power in West

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Tuesday in China the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit was inaugurated in Beijing. The US is heavily pursuing its agenda to form the Trans Pacific Partnership which includes 12 countries but excludes China, while China pursues a free trade agreement inclusive of all 21 APEC member countries. President Obama will meet with his Chinese counterpart this afternoon, and an official state visit between the two countries is on Wednesday's agenda. teleSUR