KUALA LUMPUR: US President Barack Obama on Sunday said foreign policy crises elsewhere and domestic political strife would not distract America’s attention from a rising Asia.

The president, who has seen his current regional tour interrupted by the deepening East-West showdown over Ukraine, added that the Asia-Pacific’s growing importance was such that Washington could not afford to ignore it.

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