This declaration of a “return to Asia” marked the start of the famous “pivot” to the Pacific in US foreign policy – a shift away from the Middle East that was intended to meet the challenges posed by China’s growing geopolitical ambitions. All of Asia’s democracies (and a few of its autocracies, particularly Vietnam) welcomed it.
希拉里宣布“回归亚洲”标志着美国外交政策太平洋“支点”的开端——从中东离开，意在应对中国日渐扩大的地缘政治野心所带来的挑战。所有亚洲民主国家（以及一些独裁国家，特别是越南）欢迎美国的这一决定。