By The Associated Press
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, left, waves as, left to right, Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Peruvian Foreign Minister Eda Rivas and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, stand for a group photo session during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. Kerry and Rivas were filling in for their respective country leaders. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
SUMMIT SUM-UP: Asia-Pacific leaders vowed Tuesday to protect security of food, energy and water from threats posed by climate change and population growth. They also pledged to improve infrastructure such as roads, bridges and ports to encourage commerce.
CHINA-JAPAN RIFT: A recurring subtext for the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum were the territorial tangles between China and its neighbors, including a stalemate between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
FREE TRADE: Leaders of the dozen countries involved in U.S.-led free trade negotiations called the Trans-Pacific Partnership issued a statement saying they are on track to agree on a comprehensive deal before the year’s end.
