Obama ‘pivots to Asia’ through trip

Obama ‘pivots to Asia’ through trip
Obama ‘pivots to Asia’ through trip

Obama ‘pivots to Asia’ through trip

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President Obama is on an eight day trip to Asia. It includes visits to China, Burma and Australia. President Obama had promised that the U.S. would “pivot to Asia.” But many have said he has failed to do so. There are a host of issues on the agenda, everything from cyber security to trade. We’ll look at what he’s hoping to accomplish with Orville Schell, director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society. (photo: U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping drink a toast at a lunch banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, Pool))