President Obama begins Asian visit

[0:35] ..." child into the Pacific ultimately shaped his world view and obviously the United States. That is how that I think fair to say it's focused elsewhere over the past few years and so the president and the administration really trying to shore up. Relationships especially in the global economic crisis we've endured over the past year or so. It's become increasingly important that the US reach out in the direction of -- Japan and China. To figure out. The head of state level how best to stimulate job creation now that we've seen some overall economic growth. "...

[1:37] ..." an hour a lot of pressure from human rights groups in the United States. To really drop the hammer on China and make human rights a major issue on the agenda. But he you know. Worth"...

[2:41] ..." clear in his address that he expects the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Myanmar including on some sheets. The resistance democracy -- there."...

[2:52] ..." And -- Barack Obama has been received very enthusiastically. By the public of in other continents that he's traveled to Europe and Africa. Does he get"...

[0:24]" I call himself America's first Pacific. President. -- played up the fact that he. That the child for the Hawaii and spent time in Indonesia as a child into the Pacific ultimately shaped his world view and obviously the United States. That is how that I think fair to say it's focused elsewhere over the past few years and so the president and the administration really trying to shore up. Relationships especially in the global economic crisis we've endured over the past year or so. It's become increasingly important that the US reach out in the direction of -- Japan and China. To figure out. The head of state level how best to stimulate job creation now that we've seen some overall economic growth. "

[1:23]" Indeed in this is going to be something as soon as you reference will be and a delicate dance for him. The next couple of days he will be sitting down with the book of bilateral meeting with the -- trying to. And that you know he's -- accurate than an hour a lot of pressure from human rights groups in the United States. To really drop the hammer on China and make human rights a major issue on the agenda. But he you know. Worth noting that China it is is America's largest creditor as they -- 800 billion dollars in US treasury bonds. Dissident very delicate conversation. But the president has said he has a human like platform for the very important should -- but it's going to be. A delicate kind of conversation and you'll also mentioned Myanmar the president going to be the first US president to. Be in the same room -- the state of Burma or Myanmar. He will be attending. Avian. Some of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for -- president to do so. And this is this is obviously in line with what the president has said all along that we will not just. To the distance from our. From countries with which we have challenges that we also engage them. Although he made clear in his address that he expects the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Myanmar including on some sheets. The resistance democracy -- there."

[2:52]" And -- Barack Obama has been received very enthusiastically. By the public of in other continents that he's traveled to Europe and Africa. Does he get the same regulation from folks and --"