04/12/2011
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"The alliance that we have with Japan, I think, is the essential tool for us to remain properly involved in this emerging dynamic in Asia."
"The past 60 years have produced a dramatically different Asia from the region that had been ravaged by World War II."
"I think it's entirely natural that we, in the United States, are focusing on China."
"You can be at peace with another country, and that country isn't necessarily your friend; you can be friends with a country, and that doesn't necessarily mean that country is your ally."