Events: U.S. support for China to play a role in South Asia
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[AFP, Washington, September 20 - - A senior U.S. official today to play a role in defense of China in South Asia, although this will make India angry. He said that New Delhi can also play a role in East Asia.
Obama tried to expand with these two emerging powers of Asia relations, but had to reassure China that the U.S. is more interested in New Delhi.
Obama's visit to Beijing last year, issued a joint statement calling for the United States and China for cooperation in South Asia. This allows some Indian experts are disappointed.
James Steinberg, deputy secretary of state today, referring to India's concerns, said: "I know, maybe there is on this point - be sensitive, but I think it should not have."
Steinberg said: "China plays an important role, it is not involved in the South Asian neighbor, China is unthinkable, therefore, the question is whether we can create for the South Asian peace, stability and economic opportunity for those active cooperation on common interests. "
Steinberg at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, said in a speech, also, USA is also the issue of East Asian contact with India, New Delhi as well be "important partners."
He said: "We as an East Asian countries India, Korea and other issues in contact with them, because we know that playing India to play a focused role."
Steinberg said that China can bring stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan will play a role.
India and China long-standing territorial dispute between India and Pakistan on the close relationship between Beijing doubts.
The United States earlier this year, Beijing plans to Islamabad expressed concern about the disposal of two civilian nuclear reactors.
Obama plans in November for the first time as president to visit India. Many Indians and New Delhi signed on to support
Xu a landmark nuclear cooperation agreement, former U.S. President George W · Bush has good memories.
"Indian Express" website reported on September 21: Obama's visit to India to ask the India-US dialogue phase will be an important issue
A senior U.S. official said the president visited New Delhi in November, the United States and India are to carry out bilateral strategic dialogue will be an important issue.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, 20, said: "We have already conducted two rounds of strategic dialogue with India, Mr Obama has sent President's visit to India a few months, the strategic dialogue will be an important issue last week, Secretary of State and Indian Foreign Minister just had a meeting in Washington. "
Steinberg is entitled "US-China relations influence in Asia," the speech made the remarks.
He said the U.S. recognized the new country will be an important member of the international arena.
Steinberg said: "They showed that the international community to address the challenges we are talking about a substantial increase in capacity, we do not believe that their rise is the zero-field competition will inevitably harm U.S. interests, leading to competition or confrontation, but we recognize the existence of such a risk. "
Therefore, the United States not only with China, India and Russia, and Indonesia must also be a number of other important emerging national cooperation.
Steinberg said: "Therefore, the current government attaches great importance to dialogue with these partner countries."
Steinberg said the relationship between the United States will be more rooted here, other countries will be increasingly convinced that the United States with India, China and Russia to strengthen relations and other important countries will not harm the interests of small countries.
He said that currently there is a relationship between the United States and strengthen the important opportunities, but the United States will take into account US-China relations in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia all countries of major impact.
(Editor: TIAN Ying) |
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