U.S. President Barack Obama returned Sunday from a nine-day tour of Asian nations, highlighted by his one-on-one meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. White House officials say their meeting Saturday, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, focused on economic issues, including the free flow of commerce in the South China Sea. Wen warned against [...]
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November 21, 2011
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November 17, 2011
ASEAN Leaders React to Planned US Marine Base in Australia
The announcement by President Barack Obama that he plans to station U.S. troops in Australia is drawing mixed reactions at the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia, where ongoing territorial conflicts in the South China Sea are a major issue. Philippine Secretary of Communications Ricky Carandang welcomed the news that the United States will station 2,500 military [...]
November 17, 2011
November 16, 2011
November 16, 2011
Obama Australia visit begins
Barack Obama has arrived in Australia on a visit that will be dominated by the announcement of a greater American military presence in the country as a counterbalance to China. Obama arrived in Canberra, the Australian capital, on Wednesday afternoon on board Air Force One. The US president will stay for a day and a [...]
November 9, 2011
US, China, Russia to Join Asian Leaders For Summit in Bali
Next week (November 14-19), leaders from 18 nations will gather in Indonesia’s island, Bali, for the sixth annual East Asia summit. The regional economic and security forum has steadily gained in importance in recent years and this year for the first time includes the leaders of the United States, Russia and China. The host nation [...]
November 8, 2011
Obama Brings Economic, Security Assurances on Asia-Pacific Trip
President Barack Obama departs this week for Hawaii where he will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, formed in 1989 to improve economic cooperation and liberalize trade among its member nations. Mr. Obama brings economic and security assurances on his nine-day trip that also includes Australia and the East Asia Summit in Bali. The 21 [...]