CLINTON TRIES TO DEFUSE ASIAN TENSION
Mark Landler
The New York Times, January 13, 2010
HONOLULU — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton kicked off her travels this year, as she did last year, by flying across the Pacific rather than the Atlantic. But this time, her itinerary is more urgent. With tensions rising between the United States and both Japan and China, Asia has emerged as a diplomatic hornet’s nest, even beyond the perennial threat of North Korea.
Mrs. Clinton met with Japan’s foreign minister in Hawaii on Tuesday to try to defuse tension from a dispute over relocating an American military base on the island of Okinawa. The talks did not yield any breakthroughs, and afterward, it was clear the two sides were still far apart.
“We look to our Japanese allies and friends to follow through on their commitments,” Mrs. Clinton said at a news conference with Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada. Three times, she indicated that the Obama administration was not open to any compromise.
Mark Landler
The New York Times, January 13, 2010
HONOLULU — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton kicked off her travels this year, as she did last year, by flying across the Pacific rather than the Atlantic. But this time, her itinerary is more urgent. With tensions rising between the United States and both Japan and China, Asia has emerged as a diplomatic hornet’s nest, even beyond the perennial threat of North Korea.
Mrs. Clinton met with Japan’s foreign minister in Hawaii on Tuesday to try to defuse tension from a dispute over relocating an American military base on the island of Okinawa. The talks did not yield any breakthroughs, and afterward, it was clear the two sides were still far apart.
“We look to our Japanese allies and friends to follow through on their commitments,” Mrs. Clinton said at a news conference with Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada. Three times, she indicated that the Obama administration was not open to any compromise.
Mrs. Clinton also said it was premature to comment on China’s announcement late Monday that it had successfully tested its first land-based missile defense system — a move analysts said was intended to signal Beijing’s pique at the administration’s decision to sell weapons to Taiwan.
She said the United States had expected the test and played down speculation that it was a rebuke for American actions, like the sale of missile defense equipment to Taiwan.
She said the United States had expected the test and played down speculation that it was a rebuke for American actions, like the sale of missile defense equipment to Taiwan.
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