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  • Clinton to expand US relations in Asia-Pacific

    11/10/2011 9:39:06 PM PST · by Hunton Peck · 7 replies
    Associated Press ^ | 11/10/2011 | JAYMES SONG
    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...