APEC Media Roundup: MEETING - September 6, 2007
Compiled By Jackson Payne
Links to coverage of the APEC 2007 meeting in Sydney this week from media around the Pacific rim.
Media From:
New Zealand
NZ keen to be green but not nuclear
By TRACY WATKINS in Sydney
Prime Minister Helen Clark has drawn a line at endorsing nuclear power as a climate change fix, putting her at odds with
the United States and Australia ahead of the Apec leaders summit. LINK
NZ fights lonely battle over nuclear energy
By Ian Llewellyn
SYDNEY - New Zealand is resisting a push by Australia and the United States for nuclear power as the answer to global
warming. LINK
China in US sights over hacking
SYDNEY - United States President George W. Bush may confront China's leader in Sydney over computer hacking raids on the
Pentagon, the German Chancellery and Whitehall. LINK
Peters and Goff smiling after talks with Apec counterparts
Senior New Zealand ministers yesterday emerged from talks with counterparts from some of the world's most powerful
economies with renewed confidence in the world's ability to negotiate climate change and trade agreements. LINK
Vladimir Putin: 'Apec - the most promising economic group on the planet'
Next year will mark the 10th anniversary of Russia becoming a full-fledged member of Apec. It was a committed and
strategic choice for us, based on objective economic factors and geopolitical circumstances. Life itself has since then
convincingly demonstrated that the decision made then was timely and well-founded. LINK
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Australia
PM backs Bush's new climate strategy
THE Prime Minister, John Howard, has backed George Bush's new global climate-change strategy to replace the Kyoto
Protocol with a plan that calls for all big emitters to cut greenhouse gases, but avoids imposing binding targets on
developed economies. LINK
China holds key on climate change deal
Matthew Warren and George Megalogenis | September 06, 2007
CHINA is standing in the way of John Howard's plan to forge a clear commitment to tackle climate change by improving
energy efficiency among APEC nations. LINK
APEC nations 'must set emission goals'
APEC nations must move towards a common commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer
said. LINK
Traffic snarls test Sydney's patience
Linton Besser and Edmund Tadros
THE traffic chaos yesterday threatens to be the precursor to worse problems today, when a stream of presidential convoys
is set to bring parts of the city to a standstill. LINK
City besieged, but the beer must get through
Les Kennedy
IT'S A crisis that no hotelier would like to face: a pub with no beer. But thanks to security operations in the Sydney
CBD and the enforcement of tow-away clearways, the licensee of Sweeney's Hotel, Shayne Turner, has been staring down the
barrel, so to speak, of Slim Dusty's classic song A Pub with No Beer. LINK
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United States
In Australia, Bush Finds an Enthusiastic Supporter
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
SYDNEY, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 5 — As lawmakers in Washington debate the future of his troop buildup in Iraq,
President Bush flew halfway around the world and wound up with an endorsement from at least one leader who supports his
policy: John Howard, the prime minister of Australia.LINK
Bush Supports APEC Climate Change Pact
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- President Bush urged Pacific Rim nations Wednesday to band together on tackling global
warming, saying all major polluters must be part of any solution. But finding consensus among Asian leaders at their
annual summit has proven elusive. LINK
Slow Trade Talks Bother APEC Leaders
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Pacific Rim leaders are ''greatly concerned'' about the lack of progress in global trade
talks, according to a draft of the final statement to be released at the conclusion of the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation summit this weekend. LINK
Australian troops to stay in Iraq
By Maura Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- Prime Minister John Howard pledged forcefully today not to reduce the number of Australian troops
serving in Iraq despite growing calls in his country to withdraw. LINK
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China
Hu: Ties maintain sound development momentum
(Xinhua)
CANBERRA, Sept. 5 - Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Tuesday that China-Australia relations have
maintained a sound momentum of development in recent years. LINK
APEC businesses call for free trade, investment
(Xinhua)
SYDNEY -- The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) on Wednesday called on APEC economic leaders to take measures to
improve the flow of trade and investment in the region. LINK
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Japan
Brothels prepare for APEC summit in Sydney
SYDNEY — Sydney's brothels are preparing for a business boom as thousands of delegates and journalists descend on the
city for a major Asia-Pacific summit this week, local media reported Monday. LINK
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