Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping has issued a warning to U.S.-friendly nations in the Asia–Pacific, in a thinly-veiled swipe against the formation of a Washington-led alliance against communism, during a prerecorded video address to the APEC summit on Nov. 11. “Attempts to draw ideological lines or form small circles on geopolitical grounds are bound to fail,” Xi told the CEO forum of the Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, without naming any country. Xi added, “The Asia–Pacific region cannot and should not relapse into the confrontation and division of the Cold War era.” APEC has 21 members, including Australia, China, Canada, New Zealand, Taiwan, and the United States. This year, the summit is hosted virtually by New Zealand. Like Xi, Chinese regime officials have also criticized Western alliances that the United States is a part of. Most recently the condemnation has targeted the newly-formed AUKUS defense pact, a security arrangement between …