Sino-US forum held in HK ahead of Apec summit

Global leaders across various fields will gather in Hong Kong ahead of the Apec leaders' summit in Shenzhen to discuss how Sino-US relations can be reshaped in search of long-term stability and cooperation. The annual US-China Hong Kong Forum will be held between November 15 and 17. James Chau, president of the organisers China-United States Exchange Foundation, said dozens of speakers would be joining the event, including former vice foreign minister Cui Tiankai, members of the Nixon and Bush families from the US, and former Thailand prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. “Through this forum we also bring regional perspectives into the discussion," Chau said. "So we've got Asean, for example, represented by Thailand, but also by Singapore. The [Sino-US] relationship affects more than two countries, so there's always that temptation to look at our work simply through the bilateral lens of China and the United States. “I wish it was like that because it seems very tidy, neat and easy to follow. But, in fact, everything that these two countries do and don't do, what they think and what they consider, is going to impact over eight billion people all around the world.” More than 300 participants will take part in the open forum on the...