Thursday, November 14, 2013

Obama's Foreign Policy: America is losing it's influence in the Pacific

Conservative New Zealand author and blogger Trevor Loudon declared President Obama’s statecraft and foreign policy stances “brilliant” — when it comes to working for America’s rivals, that is. 
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Loudon said that for nations like New Zealand, the lack of a strong American foreign policy stance means that the geopolitical power balance in places like the Pacific is shifting, with China flexing its political will. As evidence, Loudon points to the fact that China, rather than America, is now training the Fijian military and displaying belligerence in the Pacific rim.
“A few months ago the Australian minister of defense was up in China for talks, and a top Chinese defense official said to him publicly, ‘Now is the time for Australia to choose, do you stay under American protection or do you come under Chinese protection? If you are smart, you will choose China, because we are the growing power in the region.’”
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