Kowtow or Cooperation in Asia?
Asians must not misconstrue Barack Obama’s recent visit. Although the US is certainly undertaking a strategic “pivot” to Asia, America alone cannot construct a viable security structure for the region.
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TOKYO – When an American president’s first overseas trip following his re-election is to Asia, one can be sure that something big is afoot in the region. Indeed, Barack Obama’s decision to go first to impoverished and long-isolated Myanmar (Burma) attests to the potency of the changes underway in that country – and to US awareness of China’s efforts to shape an Asia that kowtows to its economic and foreign-policy interests.