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Disparate crises distract from Obama bid to sign off on Asia shift
With the clock ticking down on his presidency, Obama will attend a G20 summit in China, a visit that will underscore the challenges he has faced with a rising world power that is both an eco**mic partner and strategic rival. His final meetings in the region with Chinese President Xi Jinping could set the tone for his White House successor, who will be elected in **vember and take ****** in January. Obama will seek to highlight his legacy of stronger ties with Southeast Asia, particularly during the first-ever U.S. presidential visit to Laos, and his success in elevating the issue of climate change on the world stage. But there will be few bright spots in talks with fellow world leaders, who are grappling with the sagging global eco**my, fallout from Britain's Brexit vote to leave the European Union, increasing suspicion of globalisation, the fight against Islamic State militants and territorial disputes in East Asia. During his past nine trips to Asia, Obama has sometimes been distracted by other international developments from the emphasis he sought to place on boosting U.S. military and eco**mic ties to the fast-growing region, leading critics to doubt whether the U.S. commitment will last. The latest visit coincides with the race to succeed Obama in the **v. 8 presidential election, where Democratic **minee Hillary Clinton, his former secretary of state and co-architect of his Asia strategy, has opposed his Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, raising concerns from partners in the 12-nation pact. Republican **minee Donald Trump has alarmed allies like Japan and South Korea by suggesting they should pay more for their security and even develop their own nuclear ******* to protect against the threat posed by **rth Korea. "In Asia, one of the challenges the U.S. has had throughout Obama’s presidency is one of reassurance: that we actually say what we mean what we say when we say we intend to rebalance to Asia," said Derek Chollet, a former defence adviser to Obama. "Asia partners are suspicious that even if we really mean it, that we’re easily sidetracked," said Chollet, author of "The Long Game," a book about Obama's foreign policy. LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR OBAMA-XI TALKS Obama will start his visit on Saturday with China's Xi. The leaders have forged cooperation on combating climate change and curbing Iran's nuclear drive but have failed to narrow their countries' main differences. Irritants include U.S. accusations of Chinese cyber hacking, disputes over trade and Beijing's pursuit of contested claims in the South China Sea. Michael Green, a top Asia adviser to former Republican President George W. Bush, said he did **t expect the Obama-Xi meeting to yield much. "** grand joint declaration as we saw early in the administration, ** celebration - perhaps some agreements on climate change - but a pretty rough and scratchy relationship," Green said. Obama faces a**ther tricky meeting when he holds talks with NATO ally Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, with relations strained over strategy on Syria's civil war and concerns about Erdogan's *****down on opponents after July's failed coup. White House aides have left open the prospect of an informal encounter with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which whom Obama is at sharply at odds over Syria and Ukraine. China will closely watch Obama's first meeting with brash new Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, slated for Tuesday at an East Asia summit in Laos. In July, the Philippines, with U.S. backing, won a challenge against China's South China Sea claims at an international arbitration court. The White House has said Obama will **t pull his punches over human rights concerns, which include thousands of extra-judicial killings since Duterte took ****** two months ago, according to date released this week. Strains with Duterte could add to Obama's difficulties in forging a united front on the South China Sea with Southeast Asian partners. China may see an opportunity to "drive a wedge" between the United States and Philippines as Beijing seeks a bilateral arrangement with Philippines over the South China Sea, Medeiros said. أكثر... ??????? ??????: Disparate crises distract from Obama bid to sign off on Asia shift || ??????: ahlam1399 || ??????: اسم منتداك
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