Don’t Try to Contain China

Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- In his State of the Union speech,President Barack Obama has an important opportunity to dispelsome of the tensions brewing in northeast Asia, and to stressthe political and economic imperatives of a post-Cold War peaceacross the region.

The U.S. “pivot to Asia” -- a major shift in foreignpolicy priorities -- has already provoked fears of encirclementand accusations of meddling from China. Last week’s revelationthat the Chinese navy trained its weapons radar on a Japanesewarship, not far from the disputed Senkaku islands, underscoresthe real challenges before the U.S in east Asia.