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Renewable energy will spur rather than slow growth: Obama

Xi vows continued green policies for China; says Beijing will slash market curbs for foreign investors

Lee U-Wen

Published Wed, Nov 18, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Manila

THE leaders of the world's two largest economies took centrestage on the third and final day of a high-level business conference in Manila on Wednesday.

United States President Barack Obama devoted the bulk of his speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) CEO Summit to issue a call-to-action to governments and companies to ramp up their efforts to reduce harmful emissions that contribute to climate change.

Chinese Presi…