Bandar Seri Begawan - All eyes are on US President Barack Obama's first visit to China and reactions by regional experts interviewed by The Brunei Times have been mixed as to how the relations between the two economic giants can help fix the world's economic woes.

Some hope the visit would lead to positive outcomes while others doubt such visit could be interpreted as a sign that longterm relations between US and China have improved and, therefore, positively impact on efforts to mend a global economy hurt by turmoil.

Bantarto Bandoro, chairman of the Indonesian Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in Jakarta, observed that US-China, said: "Obama's visit to China signals the importance of China in US foreign policy and world politics in general."

However, their future relations will be dependent on how the leaders overcome critical issues on the bilateral level, while at the same time it is expected that the relations will bring positive impact in tackling the global economic crisis, he told The Brunei Times.
There are, however, economic challenges that may not be resolved in the medium term and this would continue to contribute to the uneasiness in US-China relations, said Professor Chandra Muzaffar, president of the International Movement for a Just World (Just), a Malaysia-based international nongovernmental organisation.

"The impact of Obama's visit to China on Asia will hopefully be a positive one, provided that both countries restrain.-- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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