Obama cancels APEC trip due to govt shutdown

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U.S.PresidentBarackObamahascanceledhisplantoattendanAPECsummitinIndonesiaandaEastAsiasummitinBruneinextweekbecauseofthegovernmentshutdownimpasse,theWhiteHousesaidlateThursday."Duetothegovernmentshut-down,PresidentObama"straveltoIndonesiaandBruneihasbeencanceled,"theWhiteHousesaidinastatement.ObamamadethedecisioninordertocontinuepressinghiscasethatRepublicansshouldimmediatelyallowavotetoreopenthegovernment.SecretaryofStateJohnKerrywillleadU.S.delegationstobothcountriesinplaceofthepresident,itsaid.TheWhiteHousedescribedthecancelationofObama"sAsiatripas"anotherconsequenceoftheHouseRepublicansforcingashutdownofthegovernment,"whichwillsetbacktheabilitytocreatejobsthroughpromotingU.S.exportsandadvancingitsleadershipandinterestsinthelargestemergingregionintheworld.ObamaonWednesdayscrappedhisplannedvisitstothePhilippinesandMalaysia,othertwostopsinafour-nationtriptoAsia.（Editor：LiXiang、Yao Chun）We Recommend

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