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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary, making a keynote speech in Hawaii on November 11, announced the shift in emphasis, as Washington seeks to recalibrate its foreign policy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The 21st century will be America’s Pacific century, a period of unprecedented outreach and partnership in this dynamic, complex, and consequential region,” she said.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, Clinton said Washington wants to build a “trans-Pacific system” for Asia that is modeled on the United States’ trans-Atlantic relationship with Europe.<\/p>\n

Noting that the post-World War II institutions between the United States and Europe had paid “remarkable dividends,” Clinton said the time had come for “a more dynamic and durable trans-Pacific system.”<\/p>\n

“American businesses are eager for more opportunities to trade and invest in Asian markets,”<\/strong> she said. “And we share with most nations the goal of broad-based, sustainable growth that expands opportunity, protects workers and the environment, respects intellectual property, and fosters innovation. But to accomplish these goals, we have to create a rules-based order, one that is open, free, transparent, and fair.”<\/p>\n

Clinton made it clear that Washington is now determined to engage with the Asia-Pacific region.<\/strong> Obama has made it a goal to double U.S. exports by 2015 and the United States sees the East Asian market as essential to reaching that goal. American exports to the Pacific Rim countries totaled $320 billion last year, supporting 850,000 American jobs.<\/p>\n

Clinton noted that the Asia-Pacific region stands at a “pivot point” as it becomes “the world’s strategic and economic center of gravity.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the epicenter of Asia’s rise, of course, is China, and Clinton appeared to direct much of her speech to Beijing.<\/p>\n

She said the United States welcomed a “thriving China,”<\/strong> and that it was in neither country’s interest for Washington to try to contain the rising Asian power.<\/p>\n

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