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Newsroom FeedMedia briefing about Obama visit
14 November 2011
Australia's Public Affairs Channel
Professor Geoffrey Garrett leads this media briefing about US President Barack Obama's impending visit to Australia. Featuring in the discussion is an analysis of what the Obama visit to the Asia-Pacific region means as well as a particular focus on the significance of the US-Australian alliance.
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Clr Raymond Harty
3:12 PM on Tue 15 November 2011
The focus by president Obama on the Asis-Pacific region recognisers the emmergence of China in the region and the potential to change the geo-political and economic outlook in the region. The initative of a free trade zone also recognisers the economic opportunities to grow the region and in so doing create an influential block of nations in terms of the world trade organisation. Political leverage that sends a message to the WTO that bilateral trade agreements may well result in questions about the usefullness of the WTO.