Hillary takes conciliatory note on China
Saturday, 30 October 2010
From Fazle Rashid
NEW YORK, Oct 29: The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is embarking upon a seven nation Asian tour under the shadow of fears about China's rising influence. She struck a conciliatory note saying the perceptions that China's interests were at odds with that of US were wrong.
It is in no one's interest that the US and China see each other as advrsaries. Her trip will soon be followed by an Asian sojourn by President Obama beginning on November 5, two days after the midterm polls in which Democrats are set to lose the control of the House of Representatives.
Though the most important agenda in his coming tour will be the summit meeting of G20 where the knotty problem of currency war and trade imbalances will dominate the discussion more important for the US point of view will be the high level economic meeting between the US and Indian business representatives in Mumbai.
It is for the first the US president will be accompanied by over 250 CEOs and other senior corporate officials. The US and Indian companies are expected to seal business deals worth billion of dollars. The other important aspect of Obama's Asian trip will be a visit to Indonesia where he will address a gathering in the world's largest mosque with the twin objectives of doing childhood reflexion and outreach to Muslim world.
President Obama spent his early childhood in Indonesia. His refusal to visit the Gloden Temple during his trip to India has frustrated the Sikh community. From diplomatic point of view Hillary Clinton's Asian trip will be more vital. Hillary Clinton urged China to be a partner of the US on issues ranging from climate change to North Korea's nuclear programme. Beijing does not support punitive measures against North Korea.
Mrs Clinton also called for responsible policy adjustments on its depressed exchange rate that has heightened tensions between the two most powerful nations in the world. She noted that Asia is the only region in the world where three nobel laureates Suu Kya of Myanmar, and Tibetial spiritual leader Dalai Lama and Liu Xiabo Chinese dissident who recently won nobel peace prize are under detention.
She did not forget to laud China's breathtaking growth and development. Originally not planned Mrs. Clinton hastily included a brief stop over in China as well.
E-mail: mumtazk43@juno.com
NEW YORK, Oct 29: The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is embarking upon a seven nation Asian tour under the shadow of fears about China's rising influence. She struck a conciliatory note saying the perceptions that China's interests were at odds with that of US were wrong.
It is in no one's interest that the US and China see each other as advrsaries. Her trip will soon be followed by an Asian sojourn by President Obama beginning on November 5, two days after the midterm polls in which Democrats are set to lose the control of the House of Representatives.
Though the most important agenda in his coming tour will be the summit meeting of G20 where the knotty problem of currency war and trade imbalances will dominate the discussion more important for the US point of view will be the high level economic meeting between the US and Indian business representatives in Mumbai.
It is for the first the US president will be accompanied by over 250 CEOs and other senior corporate officials. The US and Indian companies are expected to seal business deals worth billion of dollars. The other important aspect of Obama's Asian trip will be a visit to Indonesia where he will address a gathering in the world's largest mosque with the twin objectives of doing childhood reflexion and outreach to Muslim world.
President Obama spent his early childhood in Indonesia. His refusal to visit the Gloden Temple during his trip to India has frustrated the Sikh community. From diplomatic point of view Hillary Clinton's Asian trip will be more vital. Hillary Clinton urged China to be a partner of the US on issues ranging from climate change to North Korea's nuclear programme. Beijing does not support punitive measures against North Korea.
Mrs Clinton also called for responsible policy adjustments on its depressed exchange rate that has heightened tensions between the two most powerful nations in the world. She noted that Asia is the only region in the world where three nobel laureates Suu Kya of Myanmar, and Tibetial spiritual leader Dalai Lama and Liu Xiabo Chinese dissident who recently won nobel peace prize are under detention.
She did not forget to laud China's breathtaking growth and development. Originally not planned Mrs. Clinton hastily included a brief stop over in China as well.
E-mail: mumtazk43@juno.com