Big Take Asia Podcast

APEC Leaders Walk Trump-Xi Tightrope

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast: On the heels of the APEC summit, how Asia’s biggest economies are navigating rising tensions between the US and China.

World leaders pose for a group photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea on Nov. 1, 2025.Yonhap/AP

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By Yang Yang and K Oanh Ha

November 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM UTC

Updated on

November 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM UTC

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Asian nations are walking a tightrope between Washington and Beijing – juggling trade, tech and security pressures as the heavyweights vie for influence.