Why the New “Emphasis on Asia” in U.S. Policy?

Tanaka Sakai; Hase Michiko

doi:10.1017/S1557466011012319

Why the New “Emphasis on Asia” in U.S. Policy?

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2025

Tanaka Sakai and

Hase Michiko

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In his remarks to the Australian parliament on November 17, President Obama declared that the U. S. was making the Asia-Pacific region a top priority. While promising a continued U.S. military presence in the region, Obama also expressed his intention to strengthen U.S.-China cooperation. This declaration, however, was made at the same time as Obama announced a series of anti-China measures: to station U.S. forces permanently in Australia for the first time, to promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – a multilateral trade agreement that excludes China – and to discuss the South China Sea Islands at the ASEAN summit, to Beijing's displeasure. Therefore, the Japanese media view Obama's emphasis on Asia as strengthening an anti-China containment ring.

Type: Research Article
Information: Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 9 , Issue 49 , December 2011 , e1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1557466011012319 [Opens in a new window]
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