Though the relation of China with several countries, especially India, is getting embittered increasingly, it has found a new supporter in the global arena out of the blue. It’s no save for the United States of America and owing to a volte face (seemingly) it is busy in showering praises, for the time being, on the Asian Dragon. "The rise of a strong, prosperous China can be a source of strength for the community of nations," Mr. Obama said in a speech in Japan's capital, Tokyo.
He also said, better US ties with Beijing do not mean a weakening of relations with US allies in the region. Furthermore, describing himself as the first "Pacific" US president, he said the US was committed to the area's security. Well, Mr. Obama is now in Singapore so as to attend an Asia-Pacific economic summit.
Speaking on this development, Obama’s trade representative Ron Kirk, who is already at the APEC meeting, says the US wants barriers to trade and investment removed to promote an open global trade system. It has also come to the knowledge that Mr. Obama will brush up his week-long Asian tour with stops in China and South Korea.
All this make us raise a very pertinent yet uncomfortable question and it does deal with the US-North Korea relation. Well, this subject was raised in Tokyo too and Mr. Obama told the gathering Washington’s commitment to the region's security was "unshakeable", in spite of its commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In accordance with his statement, the US would chase "pragmatic co-operation" with Beijing on issues of mutual concern. He also warned that he would not be indecisive from raising human rights concerns with Beijing, but preferred to retain silence on specific concerns, for instance Tibet.
Last but not least, the US president necessitated the need of more assistance from China to frustrate the nefarious ambitions of North Korea, and warned there would be tough, unified action by the US and its Asian partners if Pyongyang failed to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
Is this a just posture from a new friend of China or the beginning of a potent, imperialist US-China entente?
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