Eagle v Dragon

Asian and Pacific countries want the United States to increase its presence in the region, partly as a hedge against China, says a visiting American commentator.

By Joanne Black In Commentary

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7th August, 2010

Satu Limaye spreads on the table before him a pamphlet showing maps of the United States in various hues, each depicting different ways Asia affects the US. The pink one shows how many American jobs are directly related to exports to Asia, state by state. Such exports support 308,000 jobs in California, and from 2002 to 2006 Missouri was the state with the highest growth - 125% - at a time no extra jobs were created as a result of exports to the EU. Then there's the map showing that 25% of America's foreign-born population comes from Asia. When Limaye completely unfolds the pamphlet, ...

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