Chile Does Not Hold The APEC Summit. Where Does The Sino US Trade Agreement Go?

Chilean President Pinera delivered a televised speech at the presidential palace on 30 July. He said that because of the recent series of demonstrations in the country, the Chilean government will give up hosting the informal APEC APEC leaders meeting in November and December in Santiago, and the United Nations Conference on climate change. This is the first time that the informal meeting of leaders has been cancelled in the history of APEC, which has attracted wide attention.

According to Chilean 24Horas television 30 reported that Pinera in the presidential palace said that this is a difficult decision, "we fully understand the importance of the APEC informal meeting and the United Nations Climate Conference for Chile and the world, but the president needs to put the interests of the people above everything else." Pinera added that the Chilean government's main concern is to rebuild public order, restore civil security and social stability, and promote the implementation of social programs to respond to the aspirations of the people. In his speech, he compared the current social tensions to family conflicts. "When families have problems, fathers always have to give family privileges. As president, he must give his fellow countrymen privileges.

Reuters said the cancellation of the summit is a further blow to Chile's "Latin America's most stable country" image. Singapore's Straits Times said that Chile's decision to cancel the APEC summit highlighted the serious problems facing the country, which is experiencing the most serious turmoil in decades. Just two days ago, the Chilean government insisted that the summit would be held as scheduled.

Chile's "third daily" commented that Chile's decision to cancel the meeting will not only be a serious blow to its international image, but also make Chile lose the opportunity to sign the Sino US trade agreement. President Trump recently confirmed at the APEC summit and believed that the US and China could sign trade agreements during the summit. The White House said it was surprised when the APEC summit was cancelled. The Reuters said a White House official said the US government learned the decision from news reports and is seeking more information. The US political news network said a person familiar with Sino US economic and trade negotiations said that the cancellation of the summit did not affect the progress made by the two countries. "We just need to find a suitable place," the source said.

The New York Times reported that the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, Espinosa, said in a statement that it was consulting other countries to host the United Nations Conference on climate change, and that the date of the meeting would be postponed. The guardian said Pinera's decision could further disrupt the response to climate crises.

The US consumer news and business channel (CNBC) said massive protests broke out in Chile in recent weeks, as Chile decided in October 6th to raise the subway fare by 30 pesos (about 0.3 yuan). Pinera declared a state of emergency in Santiago on the morning of 19. After that, 15 large areas of 16 large areas of Chile entered the state of emergency in part or all. On the 26 th, Pinera asked all cabinet members to submit their resignations in order to re organize the cabinet, respond to the demands of the public and adapt themselves to the new situation. Chile cancelled the nationwide emergency from 28 o'clock, so that Chile could resume its normal operation.

However, the Chilean government's initiatives are not very effective. According to Agence France-Presse 29 reported that Chilean people took the streets again on the same day to protest. In Santiago alone, nearly 10000 people gathered in the Italy square. Some of them tried to go to the heavily guarded presidential palace, so they clashed with the riot police. According to the latest 28 official data from Chile, demonstrations have killed at least 20 people.