World: President Barack Obama clashes with China

Le 21 novembre 2011 par IVOIREBUSINESS - President Obama has decided to challenge China’s rise in power. During the recent Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit also known as APEC, both USA

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao presented conflicting agendas. The disagreement between the world’s two biggest economies was observed as each President presented their speech. President Hu Jintao represents a government that is also called the People’s Republic of China and is Communist. President Obama represents a government that derives its power from the People, and must be accountable to them for the use of that power which is considered to be a Democracy. The United States of America has pursued a big role in the world after World War II, and is known as a country that supports internationalism. President Barack Obama confronted China on being more responsible as a world leader which has the duty of maintaining stability in the world, peace, and security.
President Barack Obama’s nine day visit through the Asia Pacific region was viewed as serious actions to prove that he is ready to fight for American interests. Despite the fact that China and the USA are doing approximately $456 Billion in trade with each other, President Obama is pushing for a rapid expansion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. On November 12, 2011, the Leaders of the nine Trans-Pacific Partnership countries which are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States announced the ong the partner countries. This will promote innovation, economic growth and development, and support the creation and retention of jobs. Japan and Canada have expressed interest in joining. Beijing has been excluded.
The territorial right in the South Sea is another battle that President Obama has chosen to fight. He has been focused on boosting USA influence in the region at a time when China has growing power. China put claim on the whole of the sea, while other South East Asian nations claim parts of it. The sea holds potentially vast reserves of oil and gas. It is also an important shipping route. President Obama pledged increased USA engagement with the region with a strong military presence. He allowed deployment of 2,500 US Marines to Australia, but explained that it was to help ensure its stability and peace. The official Xinhua News Agency recently said: “The U.S. sees a growing threat to its hegemony from China. Therefore America’s strategy more east is aimed in practical terms at pinning down and containing China, and counterbalancing China’s development”.

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