APEC Ministers Vow to Fight Protectionism as Trump Slams WTO
- Ministers release statement three days after Vietnam meeting
- Trump has used Asia summit trip to again criticize WTO
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Asia-Pacific ministers meeting in Vietnam this week pledged to fight protectionism and embrace the World Trade Organization, issuing a statement a day after President Donald Trump criticized the WTO as hurting U.S. economic interests.
In a statement issued three days after members began meeting in Danang, ministers vowed to “recommit to fight protectionism.”