Breaking News: Obama Formally Cancels his Asian Trip

Our team can now confirm that US President Barack Obama has cancelled his trip to Asia because of the US government shutdown.

This means Obama will miss the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Indonesia, and the East Asia summit in Brunei.

This will have far reaching impact for the US pivot.

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