US defers Asia trade deal rollout

By Associated Press

Nov 15, 2023 12:25 am

SAN FRANCISCO: President Joe Biden's administration signaled on Monday it would postpone a draft of an Asia trade pact that had been set to be unveiled at a summit in San Francisco, after facing domestic criticism.

Biden, welcoming 20 other members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to San Francisco, where he will meet on the sidelines with Chinese President Xi Jinping, had been expected to announce substantial progress on a nascent trade deal.

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