Beijing exploits Obama’s absence with diplomatic offensive targeting Southeast Asia
Special to WorldTribune.com Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com The Chinese leadership has stepped up its “smile diplomacy” vis-à-vis Southeast Asia even as President Barack Obama has been forced to stay home to handle the government-shutdown crisis. Immediately after President Xi Jinping’s high-profile appearance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in Bali, Indonesia last week, Premier Li […]