1. Obama's Second Term
DENAN JIA
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2. Background
• November 7th, 2012

3. Background
• In Obama's first term

4. Background
• In his second term

5. Newspapers
• The Washington Post: 8 articles
• South China Morning Post: 5 articles
• Key words: Obama, Second Term, Relation with China
• Date range: Nov 8th ~ Nov 20th, 2012
• Database: ProQuest

6. Thesis
The Washington Post: the news reports focus more on how Obama’s decisions
will change the economic condition in US and how Obama will construct
other foreign policies.
South China Morning Post:the news reports focus more on how Obama will
change the relationships between US and Asian countries, like china.

7. Obama's Asia Trip in US Newspaper
The economic goal of the Asia trip: this trip may be an opportunity to enlarge
the US’s foreign markets and stop the recession.
Schneider (2012, November 20)：one important duty of Obama’s Asia trip is to
open up the market of China

8. Obama's Asian Trip In Chinese Newspaper
Political influence: Obama’s involving in the political and economic policies of
China will affect the relationship between China and US.
Torode (2012, November 8, p.1)：Obama’s decisions in his trip to Asia about
the issues in China will cause some conflict between these two countries.

9. US’s Policies On China
• The Washington Post: Obama needs to improve the relationship with
China and force China to be more economically opened.
Schneider (2012, November 20): Obama uses The Trans-Pacific
Partnership to enlarge US’s Asian allies and force China to open its
economy.
• South China Morning Post: Obama will start new foreign policy on China
to strengthen US’s economic power.
Torode, (2012, November 8,p.1): “US President Barack Obama will
engage
China and its neighbours in a fresh diplomatic offensive after securing a
historic second term in the White House."

10. US’s Political Policies On Asia
The Washington Post: Obama emphasized Human rights in his Asian trip.
An article (“To Asia With”, 2012, November 17, p.A.14): Obama’s actions are to
form a democratic union in the southeast of Asia.

11. US’s Political Policies On Asia
South China Morning Post: US is too much involved in China’s political issues.
Torode (2012, November 18, p.11): how Obama is involved in the national
problems in the South China Sea may affect the relation between China and
US.

12. Conclusion
In common: both agree on that there will be some change about US's foreign
policies.
Differences: those two newspapers have different views on US’s foreign
political policies and how these policies will affect the relation between US
and Asian countries.
Key Issue: US's relation with China.
Comment: both newspapers should mention the opinions from both sides.

13. References
Schneider, H. (2012, November 20). On Asia trip, Obama presses economic counter to
China: The Trans- Pacific Partnership could leave China rimmed with U.S. trading allies. The Washington Post.
Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1223501989? accountid=14902
To Asia, with caveats. (2012, November 17). The Washington Post, p. A14. Retrieved
from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1170614981? accountid=14902
Torode, G. (2012, November 8). Re-elected Obama on Asian diplomatic offensive.
South China Morning Post. P 1. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1140799050?
accountid=14902
Torode, G. (2012, November 18). Asean-China code on sea no closer As leaders gather
in Cambodia, China are wary of US's influence as others warn of the long road ahead in securing an agreement.
South China Morning Post, p 11. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1162956342?
accountid=1490