SEOUL : ‘3 Chinas’ in Korea
The “three Chinas”--China, Hong Kong and Taiwan--will join the 12 other member nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation organization when they begin work here today on additional cooperative projects designed to bring the region together economically.
The three-day meeting marks the first time that all three nations have joined an international economic organization. APEC was established in 1989 under the leadership of Australia with strong U.S. backing.
Secretary of State James A. Baker III will lead the U.S. delegation to the Seoul meeting, as he has done in each of the last two years. Attendance by Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen will bring to South Korea the highest-ranking Chinese official ever to visit the country. Beijing and Seoul have no diplomatic relations.
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