Monday, February 16, 2009

In Asia, Clinton to Seek Alliance on Financial Crisis



By Jay Solomon

Copy and posted by Yulun Hung

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, en route to Japan, said she will seek to develop a strong coordinated response to the global financial crisis between the U.S. and Asia's economic powers during her four-nation regional tour.

Mrs. Clinton cited, in particular, China's "robust stimulus plan" as the type of action the Obama administration is hoping to see from Asian nations in an effort to reenergize the global financial system.
"I will be discussing with [Asian countries] the approaches that they'll be taking" to stimulate their economies "and seeking greater cooperation," Mrs. Clinton told reporters aboard en route to Alaska from Washington. "The Chinese have a very robust stimulus plan…They are taking internal steps."

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