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Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama’s trip to Myanmar is agift from the photo-opportunity gods. The sight of the U.S.president standing beside political-prisoner-turned-Nobel-laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon will be a heart-warmingmoment for a world yearning for good news.
The most remarkable thing about Obama’s first trip abroadsince his re-election is his itinerary. During the four-dayjourney that starts tomorrow, Obama will bypass China as well assuch staunch Pacific allies as Australia, Japan and South Korea,not to mention Europe and the Middle East. Rather, he will stopin Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.