On January 21, Assistant Secretary Kurt M. Campbell gave a speech on "Principles of U.S. Engagement in the Asia-Pacific." Assistant Secretary Campbell claims, “The United States plays significant key to Asian-Pacific countries. The economic relationship between them illustrate there is an interrelationship. The leadership from U.S. advocates the minimization of risk to Asian-Pacific countries.”
The U.S. has participated substantial meetings that involve helping these countries, such as "Annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and Burma." By attending these meetings, the U.S. has amplified the U.S. leadership and financial problems, assured a cordial trust existing among old alliances, and creating new affiliations. Close relationship between U.S. and Asia-Pacific countries is important for "international economic order," and italicizes "balanced growth and trade." As Assistant Secretary Campbell says, "The promotion of democracy and human rights is an essential element of American foreign policy." This is what the U.S. is applying to Asian countries. In 2011, the U.S. is going to open up APEC for the first time to discuss U.S. businesses and workers, and other economic problems.
Therefore, the U.S. gets involved into numerous difficulties with Asia, such as "rising and failing states, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, critical global issues like climate change, and violent extremism in some parts of Southeast Asia, poverty and income disparity."
