Obama's second term

Obama's Second Term

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Background

• November 7th, 2012

Background

• In Obama's first term

Background

• In his second term

Newspapers

• The Washington Post: 8 articles

• South China Morning Post: 5 articles

• Key words: Obama, Second Term, Relation with China

• Date range: Nov 8th ~ Nov 20th, 2012

• Database: ProQuest

Thesis

The Washington Post: the news reports focus more on how Obama’s decisions will change the economic condition in US and how Obama will construct other foreign policies.

South China Morning Post:the news reports focus more on how Obama will change the relationships between US and Asian countries, like china.

Obama's Asia Trip in US Newspaper

The economic goal of the Asia trip: this trip may be an opportunity to enlarge the US’s foreign markets and stop the recession.

Schneider (2012, November 20)： one important duty of Obama’s Asia trip is to open up the market of China

Obama's Asian Trip In Chinese Newspaper

Political influence: Obama’s involving in the political and economic policies of China will affect the relationship between China and US.

Torode (2012, November 8, p.1)：Obama’s decisions in his trip to Asia about the issues in China will cause some conflict between these two countries.

US’s Policies On China

• The Washington Post: Obama needs to improve the relationship with China and force China to be more economically opened.

Schneider (2012, November 20): Obama uses The Trans-Pacific Partnership to enlarge US’s Asian allies and force China to open its economy.

• South China Morning Post: Obama will start new foreign policy on China to strengthen US’s economic power.

Torode, (2012, November 8,p.1): “US President Barack Obama will engage

China and its neighbours in a fresh diplomatic offensive after securing a historic second term in the White House."

US’s Political Policies On Asia

The Washington Post: Obama emphasized Human rights in his Asian trip.

An article (“To Asia With”, 2012, November 17, p.A.14): Obama’s actions are to form a democratic union in the southeast of Asia.

US’s Political Policies On Asia

South China Morning Post: US is too much involved in China’s political issues.

Torode (2012, November 18, p.11): how Obama is involved in the national problems in the South China Sea may affect the relation between China and US.

Conclusion

In common: both agree on that there will be some change about US's foreign policies.

Differences: those two newspapers have different views on US’s foreign political policies and how these policies will affect the relation between US and Asian countries.

Key Issue: US's relation with China.

Comment: both newspapers should mention the opinions from both sides.

References

Schneider, H. (2012, November 20). On Asia trip, Obama presses economic counter to

China: The Trans- Pacific Partnership could leave China rimmed with U.S. trading allies. The

Washington Post. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1223501989?

accountid=14902

To Asia, with caveats. (2012, November 17). The Washington Post, p. A14. Retrieved

from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1170614981? accountid=14902

Torode, G. (2012, November 8). Re-elected Obama on Asian diplomatic offensive.

South China Morning Post. P 1. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1140799050?

accountid=14902

Torode, G. (2012, November 18). Asean-China code on sea no closer As leaders gather

in Cambodia, China are wary of US's influence as others warn of the long road ahead in securing

an agreement. South China Morning Post, p 11. Retrieved from

http://search.proquest.com/docview/1162956342? accountid=1490