Leaders of APEC's member states are coming to San Francisco this week, but protestors are already there.
The annual summit between the group's 21 Asian and Pacific nations will to focus on 'resilient' economies amid the climate crisis and Covid recovery.
Critically, it will also set the platform for a bilateral meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
But hundreds of protestors are already there, calling for everything from environmental activism to a ceasefire in Palestine.
Correspondent Ira Spitzer spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from San Francisco.
