One thing about the APEC summit in China nobody could have predicted: That the outfits worn at the "family photo" session by the attending world leaders would spark a flash of recognition in the minds of Star Trek fans around the globe.
Are world leaders meeting at APEC or a Star Trek convention?! pic.twitter.com/Eo4HqPIkLD
— Tom Steinfort (@tomsteinfort) 10 ???????±?€?? 2014
Fascinating.
One picture of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping seemed particularly Trekkie-esque. Trade the newfangled square badges for old school communicators, and there you have it — prime meme material, just waiting to be captioned. Here are a few suggestions:
![apec star trek one.jpg apec star trek one.jpg](https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image_archive/article_640/9f/i330623_apec star trek one.jpg)
![apec star trek two.jpg apec star trek two.jpg](https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image_archive/article_640/3c/i330624_apec star trek two.jpg)
![apec star trek three.jpg apec star trek three.jpg](https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image_archive/article_640/97/i330625_apec star trek three.jpg)
![apec star trek four.jpg apec star trek four.jpg](https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image_archive/article_640/65/i330626_apec star trek four.jpg)
![apec star trek five.jpg apec star trek five.jpg](https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image_archive/article_640/54/i330627_apec star trek five.jpg)
![apec star trek six.jpg apec star trek six.jpg](https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image_archive/article_640/d4/i330628_apec star trek six.jpg)
![apec star trek seven.jpg apec star trek seven.jpg](https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image_archive/article_640/e7/i330629_apec star trek seven.jpg)
Want to add your own caption to the #APECStarTrek image? Here it is again.
![star trek-1.jpg star trek-1.jpg](https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image_archive/article_640/38/i330630_star trek-1.jpg)
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