Posted on 11/10/2011 9:39:06 PM PST by Hunton Peck
HONOLULU (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday vowed to expand U.S. engagement in the Asia-Pacific by building trade ties, reinforcing alliances and continuing to press for democratic reforms in authoritarian nations like China and Vietnam.
In a nearly hour-long outdoor speech, Clinton addressed a few hundred invited guests including Hawaii's political leaders, heads of a dozen Pacific island nations and senior U.S. military officials. Clinton was in Hawaii to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, calling the event's host state "America's gateway to Asia."
"It is becoming increasingly clear that in the 21st century, the world's strategic and economic center of gravity will be the Asia-Pacific, from the Indian subcontinent to western shores of the Americas," Clinton said. "One of the most important tasks of American statecraft over the next decade will be to lock in a substantially increased investment — diplomatic, economic, strategic, and otherwise — in this region."
Clinton spoke at length about China and the need for the two nations to work together to ensure "strong, sustained and balanced future global growth." But China first needs to take steps to reform, she said, such as ending unfair discrimination against U.S. and other foreign companies, allowing its currency to appreciate more rapidly and ending measures that disadvantage or pirate foreign intellectual property.
"We believe that making these changes would provide a stronger foundation for stability and growth — for China and for everyone," she said.
She also declared her "alarm" over the recent self-immolation of 11 Tibetan monks and nuns in protest of Chinese policy. It was the strongest U.S. wording so far on these incidents.
"We have made very clear our serious concerns about China's record on human rights," she said.
Clinton said it was critical to "engage and seize new opportunities" in...
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What’s her(and Bill’s)cut?
Perhaps the idiots at foggy bottom should pay attention to the communist train wreck in Latin America instead.
Clinton gave us that giant sucking sound from south of the border and from the western Pacific. China got MFN status and free access to our markets, and from China we got proposals for joint ventures - meaning they’ll buy from “USA” companies if they make it in China.
The problem that has faced the USA it that we’ve had a Congress and White House that represents every country in trade and immigration except the USA. I don’t have any problem calling them what they are, traitors to the USA who work to the benefit of other nations.
You can bet it won’t be good for us; if she is involved.
Asian spring?
CLinton has had her broad butt kicked in Russia, China, and the Middle East. She needs a win somewhere.
Is she going back to visit the Riadys?
Maybe she got a message from ChiCom Intelligence to try another run at potus, they sure miss having a Clinton WH.
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