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(BN) Obama Ends Asia Trip Saying U.S. Is `Here to Stay, ' Seeks Export Markets
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(BN) Obama Ends Asia Trip Saying U.S. Is `Here to Stay,
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*** notice how the administration says the $10bn of secured deals will
/support/ 50,000 jobs. What kind of measurement is that? They might as
well say it'll directly or indirectly support tens of millions of jobs...
Bloomberg News, sent from my iPhone.
Obama Ends Asia Trip With Promise That U.S. Is a**Here to Staya**
Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama returns home today from a
ten-day visit to Asia after promising Japanese business leaders that the
U.S. is a**here to staya** in a region he said is integral to economic
growth around the world.
a**We dona**t want to lose the opportunity to sell our goods and services
in fast-growing markets,a** he said in a speech yesterday to the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperationa**s CEO Business Summit in Yokohama.
a**We dona**t want to lose the opportunity to create new jobs back home.
Strengthening our economic ties can be a win-win for all of our
nations.a**
The president called his engagement with Asia, which included visits to
India, Indonesia and South Korea, part of a a**jobs strategy,a** important
to his goal of increasing U.S. exports, boosting employment at home and
contributing to the global economic recovery.
The president fell short in some of his goals on the trip. He failed to
secure an agreement on concrete steps to rebalance the global economy at
two-day summit of the Group of 20 nations in Seoul, and had to extend
talks on securing a South Korean trade deal central to his goal of
boosting U.S. exports.
Warm India Reception
Still, Obama was greeted warmly during a three-day stay in India where he
secured $10 billion worth of commercial deals that the administration
estimates will support 50,000 U.S. jobs. He also followed up on his
outreach to the worlda**s Muslims with a speech in his boyhood home of
Indonesia.
Even though Obama didna**t visit China on this trip, the countrya**s
growing economic and diplomatic clout was underscored on each stop.
Chinese officials rejected U.S. suggestions that the G-20 consider targets
to rein in excessive current-account imbalances and criticized the Federal
Reservea**s decision to pump $600 billion into the economy as an attempt
to weaken the dollar.
The administration has made reengaging Asia a priority since Obama entered
office, particularly the 10 countries that make up the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations. The U.S. plans to fully join in 2011 the East
Asian Summit and Obama will host next yeara**s APEC meeting in Hawaii.
a**The United States has dramatically advanced its critical goals and
strategic interests in the region,a** said Tom Donilon, Obamaa**s national
security adviser. a**The region looks to the United States with respect to
China, to engage in a positive constructive relationship with China.a**
APEC Summit
Obama spent the final days of the trip at the APEC summit meeting with
Prime Ministers Naoto Kan of Japan and Julia Gillard of Australia. Hea**ll
hold talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today before flying back
to Washington, D.C.
After meeting with Kan, Obama told reporters the leaders discussed a**the
need to expand trade and open marketsa** in the region. Obama said he
welcomed Japana**s interest in joining U.S.- led Trans-Pacific Partnership
trade talks that Kan has struggled to sell to members of his party.
While Obama tied his foreign trip to economic issues at home, it remains
to be seen what effect it will have after his Democratic Partya**s
bruising losses in the Nov. 2 Congressional midterm elections. With voters
angry over the slow pace of the economic recovery and high unemployment,
Republicans took control of the House of Representatives and gained seats
in the Senate.
a**Noa**
Obama answered a**No,a** when asked whether the election results weakened
him in global negotiations.
a**It wasna**t any easier to talk about currency when I had just been
elected and my poll numbers were at 65 percent than it is now,a** he said
at a Nov. 11 news conference.
Obama disputed the notion that clashes over economic and monetary policy
at the G-20 and the lack of a free-trade accord with South Korea
represented setbacks for the U.S. He cited the G-20 agreement to develop
a**indicative guidelinesa** to identify economic imbalances and that
currency valuations should be set by market forces.
a**Instead of hitting home runs, sometimes wea**re going to hit
singles,a** Obama said. a**But theya**re really important singles.a**
He said a revised trade deal with South Korea is still a**achievablea**
and both countries will strive to finish negotiations in the coming weeks.
With almost $68 billion in trade between the nations, the deal would be
the U.S.a**s largest since the North American Free Trade Agreement in
1994.
a**I want to make sure this deal is balanced,a** Obama said. a**I want
trade agreements that work for the other side, but my main job is to look
out for the American people, American workers and American businesses.a**
Obama said in Japan that Asiaa**s economy is expected to grow by 50
percent within five years -- something that will provide job opportunities
in the U.S. He told Japanese chief executives gathered at the conference
that he makes a**no apologiesa** for trying to bring jobs to the U.S.
through trade and that economic growth in any country is good for others.
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[email protected] Nicholas Johnston in Yokohama at
[email protected]
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Bill Austin at
[email protected]
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