You Pivot,I Pivot.docVIP

You Pivot,I Pivot 　　Thanks to the absence of US Presi- dent Barack Obama， who canceled his Asian tour to focus on resolving the government shutdown in Washington， Chinese leaders went unchallenged when they launched a new “charm offensive” towards Southeast Asian countries in recent talks held in October， which many say indicate the formulation of a global strategy of the Chinese new leadership in response to the US pivot to Asia. 　　‘Common Destiny’ 　　Making his first trip to Southeast Asia since assuming power in March， Chinese President Xi Jinping raised a number of proposals to deepen ec