September 8, 2016

"The 11th East Asia Summit was held in Vientiane, capital of Laos on Thursday, with US President Barack Obama in attendance. In 2011, he became the first American president to attend the conference, when he came to push forward his rebalance to the Asia-Pacific strategy.

He will leave office in a few months. Will his successor come to East Asia as frequently as he did and will this rebalancing act be passed on? Asia is watching.

The strategy has had some effect. A few Asian countries have welcomed it, which has brought quite a few troubles to China's diplomacy, and it did not cost Washington too much."

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