Updated: 10/08/2013 02:44 | By Agence France-Presse  China grabs
limelight from wounded US at Asia-Pac summit  China took centre-
stage at an Asia-Pacific summit on Monday, adopting a leadership
role on the strength of its new-found economic might as the
United States struggles to overcome its budget paralysis.  
China grabs limelight from wounded US at Asia-Pac summit
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) talks to China's
President Xi Jinping (right) as they arrive for a retreat
session at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Nusa
Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on October 7, 2013
The US federal shutdown has stopped US President Barack Obama
from attending the two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) summit on the Indonesian island of Bali, and another
meeting this week of East Asian leaders in Brunei.  US Secretary
of State John Kerry stressed Obama's determination to remain
engaged with the Pacific Rim region. But his absence left the
arena clear for the leader of one-pa