White House fine-tunes Asia pivot to 'quench fire'
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dispatching">dispatching</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>-<span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="pivot">pivot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="by">by</span> "<span word="quenching">quenching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>" <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="provocative">provocative</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>, <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Burns">Burns</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Russel">Russel</span>, <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>, <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Burns">Burns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russel">Russel</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>. <span word="Russel">Russel</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="separately">separately</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Consultations">Consultations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>.</p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mediating">mediating</span> <span word="strained">strained</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span>' <span word="agendas">agendas</span>. <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coordinate">coordinate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="topics">topics</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Haidong">Haidong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="its">its</span> "<span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="presence">presence</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p>
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