ASIA's BIG QUESTIONS: The US role in Asia

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Updated June 26, 2009 12:42:27

America's role in Asia is changing and there are big changes under way in the both economic and security role played by America.

The United States is talking about altering its military approach to Asia, while the region contemplates an economic future less directly linked to the fortunes of America.

Presenter: Graeme Dobell
Speakers: Dr Jamie Metzl of the US Asia Society; Dr Robert Gates, US Defence Secretary; Kevin Rudd, Australia's Prime Minister; Simon Tay, chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs; Ralph Cossa, President of the Pacific Forum at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies

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