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The respectable reason to be in Quebec was for the Summit of the Americas, a gathering of thirty–four heads-of-state from across the western hemisphere. The most important business at their meeting was the ongoing effort to negotiate a Free Trade Area of the Americas— a trade barrier-free zone stretching from Alaska to Argentina.

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The author went to Quebec City for the report of the Summit of the Americas, which aimed to negotiate a Free Trade Area of the Americas

作者去魁北克报道美洲国家高峰会议,该会议旨在谈判建立美洲自由贸易区。