Chile Cancels Next Month's APEC And Climate Change Summits Due To Widespread Protests

CNBC: The international summit where Trump and Xi were planning to sign a trade deal has been suddenly canceled

* The cancellation was due to protests, according to Chilean President Sebastian Pinera.
* Trump and Xi were scheduled to meet at the APEC summit to discuss a possible “phase one” deal that the two countries are close to finalizing.
* A proposed hike in public transport fares sparked nationwide protests in Chile this month.

Chile said it’s calling off the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Santiago in mid-November.

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were scheduled to meet at the gathering to discuss a possible “phase one” deal that the two countries are close to finalizing.

The cancellation was due to protests, according to Chilean President Sebastian Pinera.

“This has been a very tough decision … but it is based on the wise principle of common sense,” Pinera said in a media address Wednesday.

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