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How Asia Sees Obama's Pivot to the Pacific | Synopsis

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How Asia Sees Obama's Pivot to the Pacific

Ships from the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Republic of Korea navy are underway during a trilateral exercise.
Ships from the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Republic of Korea navy are underway during a trilateral exercise. by Official U.S. Navy Imagery
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A lot has happened in Asia while the United States was off fighting its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and most of it can be summed up in one word — China. Fueled by China's amazing growth and the promise of its huge and expanding consumer market, the Asia-Pacific region is now, as experts like to say, the global economy's center of gravity. Sorry, Europe. But prosperity requires stability. As President Obama tours the region to push his year-old pivot to the Pacific policy, the big question on everybody's mind is how much of a role Washington, with its mighty military and immense diplomatic clout, can play in keeping the Pacific — well, pacific. Here's a look at how different countries perceive the U.S. Pacific policy and how it impacts them: As far as Beijing is concerned, Obama's pivot was pulled right out of the old Cold War containment playbook.

People:

Obama

Overall Sentiment: -0.0607748

Relevance: 0.302631

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Kazuhiko Togo

Overall Sentiment: -0.137915

Relevance: 0.177003

SentimentQuote
-0.215709"It's strange," said Kazuhiko Togo, ...
-0.0106336"It's strange," said Kazuhiko Togo, a former senior diplomat who now heads the Institute for World Affairs at Kyoto Sangyo University. "I trust the U.S. as our ally, but we need to address this issue of U.S. 'neutrality.'"
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.2263426
  • Mean: -0.1131713
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Wang Yusheng

Overall Sentiment: -0.131033

Relevance: 0.172141

SentimentQuote
-0.0884736"Using China's rise and the 'China threat' theory, the U.S. wants to convince China's neighbors that the Asia-Pacific needs Washington's presence and protection in order to 'unite' them to strike a 'strategic rebalance' against China in the region," security scholar Wang Yusheng wrote ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0884736
  • Mean: -0.0884736
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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Additional Info:

PrintMedia: China Daily

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.313519

Country: China

Overall Sentiment: -0.261165

Relevance: 0.801941

Country: United States

Overall Sentiment: 0.0541

Relevance: 0.385044

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Country: Japan

Overall Sentiment: -0.306078

Relevance: 0.336788

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City: Washington

Overall Sentiment: 0.118724

Relevance: 0.394174

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City: Beijing

Overall Sentiment: -0.22795

Relevance: 0.3307

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