Washington week: Focus turns to US-Pacific ties
<p>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="North">North</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="condoned">condoned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="sanction">sanction</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>," <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="termed">termed</span> "<span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span>. <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Ban">Ban</span> <span word="Ki">Ki</span>-<span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="conferred">conferred</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormously">enormously</span> <span word="provocative">provocative</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="warrants">warrants</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swift">swift</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="credible">credible</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="community">community</span>," <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surmount">surmount</span> <span word="persistent">persistent</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turnaround">turnaround</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="looming">looming</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span>: <span word="across">across</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="board">board</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="March">March</span> 1. <span word="Prospects">Prospects</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dimming">dimming</span>. <span word="Late">Late</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="recess">recess</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="deadlocked">deadlocked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>.</p>
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