The 26th annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit recently concluded in Beijing. The meeting underscored the increasingly prominent role played by China on a regional and world scale. Cody Weddle talks to Professor Ernesto Wong, professor of International Geo-Political Relations about the significance of the APEC summit, the role of BRICS, China's strategy and increasing presence and impact on international politics, the Chinese role in the world economy, and the new multipolarity that is emerging in world affairs as opposed to the traditional US hegemony, among other issues. teleSUR