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WHY ABSENCE OF INDIA FROM APEC DISMAYS CHINA – ANALYSIS ( Source- The Eurasia Review, Author- Bhaskar Roy)

APEC 2014 Summit in China ( Image credits- APEC) Source- The Eurasia Review Author- Bhaskar Roy The November 2014 APEC summit in Beijing should make the Chinese government and the Communist Party of China (CPC), proud. It is not only the summit, but discussions with foreign leaders on the sidelines of the summit that must be read together. On the sidelines, Chinese president Xi Jinping finally agreed to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and pulled bilateral relations from the brink. Abe agreed to the four-point proposal (nothing new) a behaviour demanded by Xi. An important agreement was reached with South Korea on the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), gas import agreement with Russia (reportedly at rock bottom price) pushed further and an agreement made with the US to expand technology trade. The most important success for Beijing was receiving endorsement for its Free Trade Area Asia Pacific (FTAAP). Though China is the biggest Asian country leading the

APEC Summit: Will It Matter for Northeast Asia? ( Source- The Diplomat, Author- Clint Richards)

Source- The Diplomat Author- Clint Richards The post-Cold War geopolitical balance in Northeast Asia has been askew for the last two years. While most students of foreign policy would attribute this imbalance to a more nationalistic and assertive Japan, particularly since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power in December 2012, that is only part of the reason for the recent drift away from Japan. Economics and security are beginning to reassert themselves in the regional calculus, which has begun pushing relationships in unexpected directions. Abe will attempt to use this year’s APEC Leaders Summit to reset relations with several of Japan’s neighbors. While a photo opportunity and a vague public commitment to improve relations may provide a mild form of short-term relief, it will do little to address the underlying issues that have been gradually transforming the region. Japan’s relationship with each of its Northeast Asian neighbors will not be dramatically altered by