"We've elevated our ties with India across the board, and we welcome India's growing role in the Asia Pacific," Obama said in a major policy speech on Asia-Pacific region in Laos yesterday.
This is for the first time that a US President has visited Laos.
Obama said to keep the peace and deter aggression, the US has deployed more of its most advanced military capabilities to the region, including ships and aircraft to Singapore.
"We've also forged deeper ties with emerging economies and emerging powers. With Indonesia and Malaysia, we're promoting entrepreneurship. We're opposing violent extremism, and we're addressing environmental degradation," he said.
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"With my recent visit to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, we've shown our commitment to fully normalising our relationship with Vietnam," Obama said.
"The US is now part of the East Asia Summit, and together we've made it the leading forum in the region for addressing political and security challenges, including maritime security," he said.
Obama said the US has worked to build a constructive relationship with China.
"Our two governments continue to have serious differences in important areas. The US will remain unwavering in our support for universal human rights, but at the same time, we've shown that we can work together to advance mutual interests.
"So I will say it again: The United States welcomes the rise of a China that is peaceful and stable and prosperous and a responsible player in global affairs, because we believe that will benefit all of us," he added.
"In other words, the US is more deeply engaged across the Asia Pacific than we have been in decades. Our position is stronger. And we've sent a clear message that, as a Pacific nation, we're here to stay. In good times and bad, you can count on the United States of America," Obama said.
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