Asia Trip Tests Obamas Postelection Global Clout
By Associated Press <http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/author/associated-press/> | November 9, 2014 Last Updated: November 9, 2014 8:43 am WASHINGTON His influence at home fading, President Barack Obama is looking abroad to China, the opening stop of a three-country trip that will test his ability to play a commanding global role during his final two years in office. Once Obama was treated like a superstar on the world stage. But the president will arrive in Beijing on Monday under far different conditions, with his most powerful days behind him. At home, Republicans are still rejoicing at having pummeled Obamas party in the midterm elections, relegating Democrats to the minority in both chambers of Congress. His counterparts in Asia surely have noticed. The trip also marks one of Obamas final chances to deliver on his goal to amplify Americas influence in Asia and the Pacific. In China, Myanmar and Australia, leaders may render a judgment on whether Obamas lofty ambitions in the region have been sidetracked by crises in Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. This is going to be a tough trip for the president, said Ernest Bower, an Asia expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. He said Asian leaders were viewing Obamas visit with this question in mind: Who is the president after the midterm elections? Theyll be trying to discern whether he has the commitment and political capital to follow through, Bower said. Thé Mulindwas Communication Group "With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy" Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi "Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika machafuko"
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