Major protests planned against Trump, Xi in Gyeongju ahead of APEC summit

As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit draws near, police and authorities in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, are now on high alert for protests targeting two of the most high-profile guests ― U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. With the leaders of the two largest economies in the world scheduled for a rare in-person meeting on Thursday, tensions have been mounting outside the official summit venues. So far, at least 13 organizations are planning to hold 16 separate rallies throughout the city during APEC week, with more activists anticipated to join as the event approaches, according to police on Friday. The International People’s Action Committee Against 2025 APEC, which consists of 35 left-leaning political parties and civic groups, plans to mobilize protestors from Seoul to Gyeongju in the coming week, voicing opposition to tariff threats from Trump. “The whole world is unable to respond to Trump’s ruthless tariff war and is being defeated one by one,” the committee said in statement at its launching ceremony last month. “WeWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times