Asia After Obama
Significantly, Barack Obama restricted his recent Asia tour to the leading democracies – India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea – which surround China and are central to managing its rise. And China’s lengthening shadow has prompted key Asian powers to start building bilateral security ties, thereby laying the groundwork for a potential web of interlocking strategic partnerships.
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NEW DELHI – US President Barack Obama’s 10-day Asian tour and the consecutive summit meetings of the East Asian Summit (EAS), the G-20, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have helped shine a spotlight on Asia’s challenges at a time when tensions between an increasingly ambitious China and its neighbors permeate the region’s geopolitical landscape.