DENVER – US President Barack Obama was right to forego the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Bali, Indonesia, and focus instead on dealing with the political pathologies of the US Congress. But his decision, while correct, had the effect of reviving an increasingly common refrain in the East Asian region: What happened to the “pivot”?
丹佛——美国总统奥巴马做出了正确的决定，放弃参加在印尼巴厘岛举办的亚太经合组织（APEC）会议，集中精力处理美国国会的政治问题。不过决策虽然正确，但却在事实上再次让人们注意到东亚地区越来越普遍的限制：“支点”到底是怎么回事？