The New APEC Agenda: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth is More Important than Integration

... from celebrating its triumph in Manila in a big way? We can assume at least two reasons. First of all, technically the Philippine leaders were not thrilled by the prospect of having celebrations in their country without their own participation (the Philippines is not a TPP member), though the issue could well have been settled considering that the Philippines and the United States have been allies for many years. Far more important is the fact that special attention to the American project could have annoyed China, ...