But Chen was not the only one to upstage Clinton; her boss, President Barack Obama, did so as well, landing at midnight in Kabul, where he executed a strategic pact with Afghanistan, flying back to the US before dawn. Was this – a negotiation without her participation – the defining event of Clinton’s Asian fortnight?
但陈还不是与克林顿抢镜的唯一因素；她的老板总统奥巴马也盖过了她的风头，奥巴马午夜时分在喀布尔降落，与阿富汗签订战略协议，并在黎明到来前返回美国。这次没有克林顿参与的谈判是不是她亚洲十四天之行的决定性事件呢？