Obama, Clinton Visit India With Wary Eye On Rising China -- Christian Science Monitor
President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton are making trips to India and the region in the coming weeks, with an eye toward strengthening alliances to counterbalance China.
President Obama and his secretary of state are embarking on Asian trips to build up an insurance policy in case the rising power China ever turns aggressive.
Mr. Obama’s first and longest stopover next month will be India, a country that his predecessor touted as a counterbalance to China. The Obama administration initially reversed that talk, but has lately come around to seeing India as a key link in a regional safety net.
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My Comment: On none of these visits will China be mentioned. But it is the 800 lb gorilla in the room .... and everyone knows it.