Moderator Kishore Mahbubani (L) chats with Charles Powell (R) of Batswater KCMG at the APEC 20th anniversary high-level symposium on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. The symposium was held ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Moderator Kishore Mahbubani (L) chats with Charles Powell (R) of Batswater KCMG at the APEC 20th anniversary high-level symposium on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. The symposium was held ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15.

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  1. Moderator Kishore Mahbubani (L) chats with Charles Powell (R) of Batswater KCMG at the APEC 20th anniversary high-level symposium on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. The symposium was held ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15.
  2. President of the World Bank Robert B Zoellick, right, listens as former British government advisor Sir Charles Powell left, addresses the APEC 20th Anniversary High Level Symposium in Singapore, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Singapore will host 21 world leaders at the APEC summit later in the week.
  3. President of the World Bank Robert B Zoellick, right, listens as former British government advisor Sir Charles Powell left, addresses the APEC 20th Anniversary High Level Symposium in Singapore, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Singapore will host 21 world leaders at the APEC summit later in the week.
  4. In this photo provided by the the Baker Institute, shown from left are Lord Charles Powell, Roland Dumas, Markus Meckel, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and James A. Baker, III, all posing for a photo in front of portion of the Berlin Wall at Rice University in Houston, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Baker Institute hosted a panel of the former foreign ministers of the states directly involved in negotiations of German unification.
  5. President of the World Bank Robert B Zoellick, left, and former British government advisor Sir Charles Powell right, talk prior to the start the APEC 20th Anniversary High Level Symposium in Singapore, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Singapore will host 21 world leaders at the APEC summit later in the week.
  6. Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang smiles as he leaves Changi Airport VIP complex in Singapore on November 12, 2009, upon his arrival to attend The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Asia-Pacific economies have pledged to pursue a giant free-trade zone covering 2.6 billion people and called for easier access to green technology to combat climate change. Foreign and trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group said they would direct their officials to study ways to achieve the long-term vision for a 'Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific', or FTAAP.
  7. Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang waves as he leaves Changi Airport VIP complex in Singapore on November 12, 2009, upon his arrival to attend The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Asia-Pacific economies have pledged to pursue a giant free-trade zone covering 2.6 billion people and called for easier access to green technology to combat climate change. Foreign and trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group said they would direct their officials to study ways to achieve the long-term vision for a 'Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific', or FTAAP.
  8. Indonesian Finance Minister Mulyani Indrawati (L-back) talks to Singaporean Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam (R) during a joint press conference on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Singapore on November 12, 2009. Asia-Pacific economies declared their ambition to build a region-wide free trade area and called for easier access to green technology to combat climate change. In a joint statement, foreign and trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group said they would direct their officials to study ways to achieve their long-term vision for the massive free-trade zone. The proposed Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) would cover APEC's 21 member economies stretching from Chile to China via the United States.
  9. Singapore Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) ahead of a meeting in Singapore on November 12, 2009, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Asia-Pacific economies declared their ambition to build a region-wide free trade area and called for easier access to green technology to combat climate change. In a joint statement, foreign and trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group said they would direct their officials to study ways to achieve their long-term vision for the massive free-trade zone. The proposed Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) would cover APEC's 21 member economies stretching from Chile to China via the United States.
  10. Singapore Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong (L) listens as Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) speaks during a meeting in Singapore on November 12, 2009, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Asia-Pacific economies declared their ambition to build a region-wide free trade area and called for easier access to green technology to combat climate change. In a joint statement, foreign and trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group said they would direct their officials to study ways to achieve their long-term vision for the massive free-trade zone. The proposed Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) would cover APEC's 21 member economies stretching from Chile to China via the United States.
  11. Finance and trade minister assemble for a group photograph during a break at a plenary meeting in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore on November 12, 2009. Asia-Pacific economies led by the United States and China opened annual talks with calls to fight protectionism or risk reversing the region's 'fragile' economic rebound. Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said 'resisting protectionism' was the topmost concern, as foreign and trade ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group met in advance of a weekend summit here.
  12. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) stands next to Chilean Maria Olivia Recart (R) and other finance and trade ministers as they pose for a group photograph during a break at a plenary meeting in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore on November 12, 2009. Asia-Pacific economies led by the United States and China opened annual talks with calls to fight protectionism or risk reversing the region's 'fragile' economic rebound. Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said 'resisting protectionism' was the topmost concern, as foreign and trade ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group met in advance of a weekend summit here.
  13. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) stands next to Chilean Maria Olivia Recart (C) and other finance and trade ministers as they pose for a group photograph during a break at a plenary meeting in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore on November 12, 2009. Asia-Pacific economies led by the United States and China opened annual talks with calls to fight protectionism or risk reversing the region's 'fragile' economic rebound. Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said 'resisting protectionism' was the topmost concern, as foreign and trade ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group met in advance of a weekend summit here.

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