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China edging out U.S. for APEC leadership view story
Thursday, November 17, 2005
AP's ALEXA OLESEN - - Charlotte Observer
| It's bigger, faster and ready to throw its weight around.
When China joined the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum 14 years ago, it was the lone communist behemoth among a field of nimble market economies. Today, it's a leading actor in the annual forum that represents about 60 percent of the global economy and nearly half of world trade.
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