Asian Countries Turning Their Back on US, Reaching to China
SputnikNews.com
10.09.2016
The last Asian trip by Barack Obama as United States president was meant to reaffirm Washington’s pivot to Asia but did not go as planned.
According to The New York Times, Obama’s visits to China and Laos were marred by diplomatic scandals and “bad luck.” They casted a shadow on Obama’s rare achievements during the trip.
During the G20 summit in China Obama managed to ratify the Paris climate deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping. However, media and new outlets focused on a small incident at the airport when Obama arrived in China. The presidential security and local security officers could not agree who would drive the staircase to the doorway of Air Force One. As a result, Obama had to leave the plane through the tail door.
Moreover, offending remarks by Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte forced Obama to cancel the meeting with him. Washington’s reaction to Duterte’s diatribe was reserved because the Philippines is an “ally the United States will need in the coming contest with China for regional influence,” an article in The New York Times read.
The Rest…HERE
