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US presses China ahead of Asia-Pacific summit -- AFP via Google
US presses China ahead of Asia-Pacific summit -- AFP via Google

(2011-11-10) -- Also appears in: Adelaide Now, The Australian, Bangkok Post, Channel News Asia, Courier Mail, Daily Telegraph, FRANCE 24, Herald Sun, Himalayan Times, MSN Malaysia News, MSN Philippines News, NEWS.com.au, Perth Now, Radio Netherlands, Sin Chew Jit Poh, StarAfrica.com, Updated News, West Australian

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US presses China ahead of Asia-Pacific summit -- AFP via Google
Public hopes leaders step out from bubble -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Public hopes leaders step out from bubble -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser

(2011-11-12) Charles Morrison, East-West Center president, said the gathering of "so many leaders at the same time" is unique in Hawaii's history.

"It stimulates pride in roots, and it also presents Hawaii in such a great light," he said.

He said it appears that some people are fighting killer traffic and high security to get into Waikiki in hopes of seeing world leaders between meetings.

-- Also appears in: Middle East North Africa Financial Network

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Public hopes leaders step out from bubble -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Asia Rise Drives Obama Message as U.S.’s First Pacific President -- Bloomberg
Asia Rise Drives Obama Message as U.S.’s First Pacific President -- Bloomberg

(2011-11-10) “I would never say that he’s saying America should emulate Asia,” said Satu Limaye, director of the Washington office of the East-West Center, a Honolulu policy center that studies U.S. relations with Asia-Pacific nations. “What he’s saying is, ‘We should take note of what is happening in other places,’ and this is a call for us to become more competitive.”

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Asia Rise Drives Obama Message as U.S.’s First Pacific President -- Bloomberg
US seeks leadership in Asia-Pacific region -- Inquirer Global Nation
US seeks leadership in Asia-Pacific region -- Inquirer Global Nation

(2011-11-14) “It’s very important for China to join eventually, and China has left that possibility open,” said Peter Petri, an expert from the East-West Center think-tank.

“There are now differences between the US and China on some provisions, for example, rules about trade by state-owned enterprises. But it’s best to think of this not as breaking up the region, but as a move in a ‘bargaining game’ about what rules will govern cooperation,” Petri added.

-- Also appears in: Bangkok Post, Capital FM Kenya, Cebu Daily News, DAWN.com, Economic Times, FRANCE 24, Inquirer.net, Jakarta Globe, MSN Philippines News, Radio Netherlands, Sin Chew Jit Poh, Taipei Times

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US seeks leadership in Asia-Pacific region -- Inquirer Global Nation