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Laura Meckler, Obama Seeks New Pacific Influence: President says, ' We are here to stay' at Start of East Asia trip, but Beijing challenges US role as dominant power. Wall Street Journal, Nov 14, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 36423985081272.html

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(2) 奥巴马说美国的经济未来维系于亚洲. VOA Chinese, Nov 14, 2011.

(3) APEC峰会结束，台湾与中国各有立场. VOA Chinese, Nov 14, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... hina-133794163.html
("此前中国与会官员曾表示，并没有受邀参加TPP成员国的谈判。对此，迈克·佛洛曼 [美国主管国际经济事务的总统国家安全事务副助理 Mike Froman] 表示，'TPP不是受邀才能加入，而是你自己要有意愿加入。对于中国或其他国家，必须由他们自己决定'”)

My comment: Regarding photo caption: "连战的夫人连方瑀和美国第一夫人米歇尔."

Ms Michelle Obama is very tall, even by American standard. See
Stephen M Silverman, Michelle Obama in a Tie for Tallest First Lady. People magazine, Apr 8, 2010
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20359218,00.html
("She towers over all of them, except one – Eleanor Roosevelt, who, just like Mrs. O, stood a fairly remarkable 5' 11".")

I can not find teh height of Ms 连方瑀 but assume she stood on a platform in this photo op.

(4) 中国说将认真研究跨太平洋伙伴关系. VOA Chinese, Nov 14, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... RADE-133795443.html
(中国外交部官员庞森星期日在檀香山举行的新闻发布会上说; “认真研究”; 庞森说，如果中国对制订规则有发言权，北京方面就会遵守。但是如果规则由一国或甚至只有几个国家决定，中国就没有遵守规则的义务)

(5) 日本首相野田佳彦“空手而归.” BBC Chinese, Nov 14, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... 4_japan_china.shtml

Quote:

"野田向奥巴马表示日本决定回应美国邀请、加入TPP（环太平洋战略经济伙伴关系）协定谈判，得到却是奥巴马对日本的诚意表示质疑，结果野田甚至没能出席TPP成员和谈判国聚会，明年春天TPP是否同意日本参加谈判目前有悬疑。

野田"提出明年是中日建交40周年，中日关系需要安定的看法。在这个基础上，胡锦涛同意争取实现野田希望12月访华的计划。但胡锦涛与野田握手时，对着摄像机的木然表情，却向日本传递了他可能言不由衷的讯息。

(6) Jackie Calmes, Costume Not Necessary, Obama Says. New York Times, Nov 14, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/1 ... is-unnecessary.html
("President Obama, as the host this year, packed away for good the two-decade tradition of having the group pose for a 'family photo' in some garb representative of the host country")

My comment: Hmm, I do not know. Maybe China may perceive slights in NY Times' cropping off its leader. Truth be told, the print edition does not have the photo.