SEOUL (Reuters) -Leaders from 21 Pacific Rim economies will gather this week in Gyeongju, South Korea, for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, forum.

Meetings began Monday and will run through Saturday, though talks are expected to be overshadowed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs and high-stakes trade standoffs with China and other nations.

Trump will arrive on Wednesday but is scheduled to depart before the APEC leaders’ summit itself. He is expected to see Chinese President Xi Jinping for their first in-person meeting of Trump’s second term, as the two countries seek to dial down trade tensions.

The following are facts about the APEC meeting:

– APEC, which was founded in 1989, has 21 members that represent more than 50% of global GDP and are home t

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