"[2] Due to the sanctions imposed on him by the US government, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee was not invited to the summit.

[6] International coverage related to APEC 2023 focused on the summit between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on 15 November, held separately from the APEC summit at the Filoli estate in Unincorporated San Mateo County near the town of Woodside, California.

Obama and he had first met when Xi as Vice President, officially hosted by then-VP Biden, visited Washington in 2012.

[25] The Congressional-Executive Commission on China subsequently condemned the attacks on protesters and urged further law enforcement investigation.

[26] In August 2024, John Moolenaar, chair of the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation and San Francisco Police Department to "hold the perpetrators accountable.