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In November 2023, San Francisco started clearing out all of the homeless people from certain parts of the city in preparation for the summit. On September 25, a high-ranking official from the city's Public Works department emailed to city officials listing seven intersections to target, writing that due to the upcoming summit, he was "concerned about historical encampments that are close to priority areas". The San Francisco Chronicle noted that "All seven intersections are in the two neighborhoods that have long been at the epicenter of San Francisco’s unrelenting crises of homelessness and public drug markets." == Events ==

Participants Due to the sanctions imposed on him by the U.S. government, Hong Kong chief executive John Lee Ka-chiu was not invited to the summit. In response, the Chinese foreign ministry reiterated its calls for the U.S. to lift sanctions on Lee, and "fulfil the due responsibility as APEC host, invite Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to the meeting". Eventually, the Hong Kong government announced Lee would not attend due to "scheduling issues", with Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po attending in his place. Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador initially announced he would not attend the summit due to disagreements with Peruvian president Dina Boluarte. However, he later changed his decision, saying he would attend. Russian president Vladimir Putin, who has been issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court following the Russo-Ukrainian war, did not attend the summit, with Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk attending in his place. President Joe Biden participates in a family photo with APEC leaders and guest leaders on November 16, 2023 in San Francisco, California.jpg|APEC family photo in San Francisco File:Anthony Albanese portrait (cropped).jpg|alt=Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia|''''''Anthony Albanese,Prime Minister File:His Majesty Bolkiah 20231216.jpg|alt=Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei|''''''Hassanal Bolkiah,Sultan File:Prime Minister Trudeau's message on Christmas 2023 (0m29s) (cropped).jpg|alt=Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau|''''''Justin Trudeau,Prime Minister File:Retrato Oficial Presidente Boric Font (cropped).jpg|alt=Gabriel Boric, President of Chile|''''''Gabriel Boric,President File:Xi Jinping in July 2024.jpg|''''''Xi Jinping,President|alt=ChinaXi Jinping,President File:Paul Chan 2023 November Hong Kong Palace Museum (cropped).jpg|alt=Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong|''''''*Paul Chan Mo-po,Financial Secretary File:Joko Widodo 2019 official portrait.jpg|alt=Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia|''''''Joko Widodo,President File:Fumio Kishida 20211005 (cropped).jpg|alt=Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan|''''''Fumio Kishida,Prime Minister File:South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol portrait.jpg|alt=Yoon Suk-yeol, President of South Korea|''''''Yoon Suk Yeol,President File:Anwar Ibrahim (2024-05-23).jpg|alt=Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia|''''''Anwar Ibrahim,Prime Minister File:Presidente AMLO 2021.jpg|alt=Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico|''''''Andrés Manuel López Obrador,President File:Profile--damienoconnor-5-390x2-UNC.jpg|alt=Damien O'Connor, Minister of Trade of New Zealand|''''''*Damien O'Connor,Trade Minister File:Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on July 27, 2023 - 230727-D-TT977-0140 (cropped).jpg|alt=James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea|''''''James Marape,Prime Minister File:Presidenta Boluarte 2024.jpg|alt=Dina Boluarte, President of Peru|''''''Dina Boluarte,President File:Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr (cropped portrait).jpg|alt= Bongbong Marcos, President of the Philippines|''''''Bongbong Marcos,President File:Alexey Overchuk official portrait.jpg|alt=Alexey Overchuk, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia|''''''*Alexey Overchuk,Deputy Prime Minister File:Fumio Kishida and Lee Hsien Loong before the funeral of Shinzo Abe (1) (cropped).jpg|alt=Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore|''''''Lee Hsien Loong,Prime Minister File:張忠謀.jpg|alt= Morris Chang, Special Representative of the President of Taiwan|''''''Morris Chang, Special Representative of Leader (representing President Tsai Ing-wen) File:Srettha Thavisin at Pheu Thai Party headquarters,Bangkok, 7 September 2023.jpg|alt=Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister of Thailand|''''''Srettha Thavisin,Prime Minister File:Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg|alt=Joe Biden, President of the United States|'Joe Biden,President (Host)' File:Võ Văn Thưởng in Italy.jpg|alt=Võ Văn Thưởng, President of Vietnam|''''''Võ Văn Thưởng,President Invited guests File:Presidente Gustavo Petro Urrego.jpg|alt=Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia|'''''' Gustavo Petro, President File:Sitiveni Rabuka 2020.jpg|alt=Sitiveni Rabuka, Prime Minister of Fiji|'''''' Sitiveni Rabuka, Prime Minister File:Piyush Goyal crop.jpg|alt=Piyush Goyal, Commerce and Industry Minister of India|'''''' Piyush Goyal, Commerce and Industry Minister == Sidelines ==

Biden–Xi summit International coverage related to APEC 2023 focused on the summit between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on 15 November, held separately from the APEC summit at the Filoli estate in Unincorporated San Mateo County near the town of Woodside, California. APEC United States 2023 was the second APEC meeting for Xi Jinping in his third term, who was re-elected as the CCP General Secretary on 23 October 2022. Xi and Biden previously met virtually at the meeting hosted by New Zealand in 2021 – the first APEC summit of the Biden presidency – but Vice President Kamala Harris went in Biden's place to Thailand in 2022. (Xi hosted the 2014 APEC summit with U.S. President Barack Obama attending in Beijing. Obama and he had first met when Xi as Vice President, officially hosted by then-VP Biden, visited Washington in 2012.) A substantial portion of the issues facing the two leaders also involve APEC members and the deep histories of all nations in the APEC region. Anticipation in the U.S. for the 2023 meeting by the two leaders preceded the event in San Francisco. Protests and incidents In November 2023, demonstrations spanning a variety of issues, particularly objecting to Xi Jinping's presence in the United States, took place near San Francisco International Airport and meeting site prior to Xi Jinping's arrival at the APEC summit. Hundreds were bused in from across the U.S. by overseas Chinese hometown associations, with funding and coordination from the Consulate-General of China, Los Angeles, to welcome Xi. The nonprofit group Human Rights in China stated that evidence of assaults and selective police enforcement would be submitted to the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Taiwanese reporters were harassed and stopped from filming near the St. Regis Museum Tower. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China subsequently condemned the attacks on protesters and urged further law enforcement investigation. In August 2024, John Moolenaar, chair of the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation and San Francisco Police Department to "hold the perpetrators accountable." == Notes ==