When powers clash, we, ordinary people, sufferBy The Manila Timeshome/Opinion/Editorial/When powers clash, we, ordinary people, sufferThere is an African proverb that says, when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. The clash was on display at the recent APEC leaders’ summit hosted by Papua New Guinea. US President Donald Trump was absent, but his vice president was there to convey America’s discontent with China over trade. Due to the fact APEC facilitates trade and economic growth in the region, trade transactions costs are lessened. Unless that is achieved, APEC, along with the Philippines, will be the “grass” that gets trampled by the proverbial elephants.

Source: Manila Times November 24, 2018 16:52 UTC