APEC chair statement underlines US-China divisions

Fight against 'protectionism' removed from document released five days after summit

WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Details of the U.S.-China divide emerged Friday, as a statement released by the summit chair of the Asia-Pacific economies showed evidence of a fight between the world's two largest economies over how it should be worded.

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