The United States is pursuing greater influence in the Asia-Pacific region.<br /><br />This is clearly a diplomatic challenge given China's rise, but that is the very thing Washington wants to check, for which it needs other regional allies.<br /><br />On Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 11-day regional tour she reiterated the importance of Indonesia to Washington's engagement.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
