Overview

• Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong emphasized the need for Singapore to seize opportunities in a complicated global environment, particularly in the US, during the APEC summit.
• The high-stakes meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit resulted in agreements to enhance military communication and limit the sale of chemicals used to make fentanyl.
• Despite these agreements, tensions between the US and China remain high, with deep differences in perspectives, views, interests, and philosophies.
• US corporate elites were criticized for their enthusiastic reception of Xi Jinping at a dinner hosted by the U.S.-China Business Council and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
• Public opinion in the US towards China is mixed, with a majority viewing China unfavorably but concerns primarily economic rather than military.