China to push alternative trade pact at APEC: minister

China will seek to push its own vision of an Asia-Pacific trade pact at a regional summit next week, senior officials said Tuesday, after this month's release of a rival US-led deal that pointedly excludes the Asian giant. Beijing sought to promote the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) at last year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which it hosted. At the meeting's close, participants endorsed efforts to explore the idea, which was seen as a potential rival to the Tran