Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies failed to agree Sunday on a joint declaration for the first time, because of a deepening divide between the United States and China over trade and other issues.Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, chair of the two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, said the leaders were at odds over World Trade Organization reforms due to "two giants in the room," alluding to China and the United States represented by President Xi Jinping and Vice President Mike Pence respectively.O'Neill said that he may release a statement in his capacity as the cha…READ FULL ARTICLE
