The newly built APEC Haus in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby which is to host the 2018 APEC Leaders Summit in mid-November. Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades
The APEC summit has got off to a controversial start in Papua New Guinea, with media being barred from attending Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting with Pacific leaders.
Despite being accredited and invited to cover the event, Chinese officials blocked access to all media apart from those from China's state-run agencies.
Journalists from PNG media outlets - including EMTV and the Post Courier - have described the move as an insult.
Earlier, media were barred from recording a speech by Mr Xi at the opening of a new road in Port Moresby, with only the state-run CCTV allowed access to an audio feed.
