Thursday, November 17, 2011

Asia's Reaction To President Obama Asserting That The U.S. Is A Pacific Power



U.S. Pivot To Asia Makes China Nervous -- Washington Post

BEIJING — With the Obama administration’s high-profile pivot toward Asia this week — pushing for a new free-trade agreement with at least eight other countries and securing military basing rights in Australia — China is feeling at once isolated, criticized, encircled and increasingly like a target of U.S. moves.

China’s nervousness is compounded by unease that a meeting Friday and Saturday of East Asian countries in Bali, Indonesia, will become the setting for renewed U.S. criticism of Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.

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More News On Asia's Reaction To President Obama's Asserting That The U.S. Is A Pacific Power

Military plan causes tension at ASEAN
-- Sydney Morning Herald
China and Indonesia raise concerns -- SKY News
Indonesia warns of 'distrust' over US troop deal -- AFP
China gives cool response to US military activity in Australia -- Christian Science Monitor
Obama’s more muscular China policy sets Beijing on edge -- Washington Post/AP
Beijing is wary of Obama's assertive China policy -- Boston.com/AP
China Plays Down Risks of Rift Over U.S. Push -- New York Times/Reuters
Asia-Pacific circumspect on Australia-US defence ties -- ABC News (Australia)
Southeast Asia caught between US and China -- Asia One
In Asia, Obama signals the start of the new Cold War -- Venky Vembu, First Post
Obama's Message to China: Let's Be Friends, or Else -- The Atlantic

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