News About Superpowers 20-NOV-09 en-us Tokyo (AFP) Nov 20, 2009 - The foreign ministers of Japan and China agreed Thursday to advance political and military exchanges in a bid to foster mutual trust, a Japanese diplomat said.]]> Beijing (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 - US President Barack Obama made few breakthroughs but left Beijing on Wednesday hoping he had nurtured a bond with China vital to tackling the gravest global threats.]]> Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - US President Barack Obama will Tuesday attack the formal business of his visit to China, sitting down with his opposite number Hu Jintao for talks centred on trade tensions and US calls for a stronger yuan.]]> Paris (UPI) Nov 16, 2009 - Whatever U.S. President Barack Obama was hoping to achieve at the Asia-Pacific summit in Singapore, it seems on the surface that he failed on two of the headline issues.]]> Tokyo (AFP) Nov 14, 2009 - Barack Obama insisted that the United States was a "Pacific" power and vowed to deepen its engagement in the region as he started his first Asian tour as US president.]]> Singapore (AFP) Nov 14, 2009 - The US and Russian presidents meet at an Asia-Pacific summit here Sunday with Barack Obama eager to secure Moscow's backing to break the stand-off over Iran's nuclear ambitions.]]> Tokyo (AFP) Nov 12, 2009 - Japan's Emperor Akihito, celebrating 20 years on the throne Thursday, offered a rare defence of his father's wartime record, saying Japanese aggression had been contrary to his wishes.]]> Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 - China's weekend pledge of $10 billion in low-interest loans to African nations, on top of its recent cancellation of some African debt, takes Beijing another step toward its long-term strategic goal of pulling the continent, with its vast mineral wealth, into its orbit.]]> Tokyo (UPI) Nov 10, 2009 - Japan and India have agreed to bolster their defense ties, committing to an action plan that will enhance cooperation in areas including maritime security and counter-terrorism.]]> Henoko, Japan (AFP) Nov 11, 2009 - For years, Japanese kayak guide Michiru Sakai has shown tourists around coral reefs off Okinawa island -- and impressed on them why locals so bitterly oppose plans for a new US military base here.]]>