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U.S. President Obama's trip to the Philippines, Malaysia, and Japan in 2014, to build relationships with allies in East Asia
04/28/2014
After the Russian takeover of the Crimea, the U.S. takes step to prevent a miscalculation by Beiijing about U.S. ties to Japan and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region. China declared a no-fly zone over parts of the seas bordering China without discussions with regional neighbors. The dispute over the Senkaku islands is also in the background, as the U.S. president reassures Japan about its support and treaty obligations. The Philippines called the U.S. back to naval facilities decades after the U.S. naval bases were vacated. This shows that the Obama administration's moves to remain inactive through the crises in Syria and other parts of the world may have emboldened Russia to take unilateral actions, and could lead to an accidental escalation as a result of this policy.
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