FORMER leading American diplomat Strobe Talbott does not think United States President-elect Barack Obama will devote a majority or even a great deal of his attention to the US-China relationship.

Some may find this disturbing, but not Mr Talbott, who heads policy think-tank Brookings Institution.

He sees it as good news that much of Asia did not figure significantly in the US presidential campaign.

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