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When President Barack Obama made his first trip to China in November 2009, he was burdened by the highest U.S. jobless rate in 26 years, a shrinking economy and the biggest federal budget deficit in U.S. history.
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U.S.-Japan ties, which foundered on a dispute over an American military base, are on the mend as territorial spats in Asia underscore the need to deepen the 50- year alliance, an Obama administration official said.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left on a two-week, nine-stop trip to China, Australia, Vietnam and other Asia-Pacific countries, where she will emphasize U.S. engagement and commitment to the world’s fastest- growing economic region.
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The U.S. will only ease sanctions against Myanmar, not lift them, a U.S. official said as Republican lawmakers warned against engaging too quickly with the South Asian nation.
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said islands at the heart of a dispute between Japan and China fall under an American defense pact with Japan, while urging the sides to resolve the standoff via diplomacy.
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Myanmar is witnessing “dramatic developments” and the U.S. stands ready to revamp ties with the Southeast Asian nation, a top state department official said.
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Myanmar granted amnesty to more than 6,300 prisoners in a move that may signal even more significant policy changes ahead, said Nyan Win, a spokesman for the opposition National League for Democracy.
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Southeast Asia’s growing economic importance is fueling a strategic competition among major powers, prompting the U.S. to step up its engagement in the region of 600 million people to counter China.
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U.S. envoy Kurt Campbell appeared alongside South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan in Seoul today in a show of unity as the United Nations Security Council began discussing allegations North Korea torpedoed the South’s Cheonan warship.
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