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| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Indonesia on the second leg of her Asian tour. | |
| The inclusion of Indonesia in her first overseas trip as America's top diplomat is a sign of a US willingness to forge broader ties with the Muslim world. | The inclusion of Indonesia in her first overseas trip as America's top diplomat is a sign of a US willingness to forge broader ties with the Muslim world. |
| Indonesia is home to the world's largest Muslim community. | Indonesia is home to the world's largest Muslim community. |
| Mrs Clinton will meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other top officials before leaving for South Korea on Thursday. | Mrs Clinton will meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other top officials before leaving for South Korea on Thursday. |
| Thousands of police will be stationed at key points in Indonesia's capital Jakarta during her brief visit. | Thousands of police will be stationed at key points in Indonesia's capital Jakarta during her brief visit. |
| Mrs Clinton arrived from Japan, where she issued a stark warning to North Korea to end its "provocative language and actions". | |
| She also emphasised America's long-established ties with Japan, and the importance of the two countries' security relationship. | She also emphasised America's long-established ties with Japan, and the importance of the two countries' security relationship. |
| 'Powerful message' | 'Powerful message' |
| In Jakarta, the focus is expected to shift to the future. | |
| US President Barack Obama has already made it clear he wants a new kind of dialogue with the Muslim world, based on "mutual interests and mutual respect". | |
| There are plenty of mutual interests for his top diplomat to discuss, including Gaza, climate change, education, and of course the economy. | There are plenty of mutual interests for his top diplomat to discuss, including Gaza, climate change, education, and of course the economy. |
| And the fact that her first visit to a Muslim country will be to a largely peaceful democracy half a world away from the Middle East sends a powerful message. | And the fact that her first visit to a Muslim country will be to a largely peaceful democracy half a world away from the Middle East sends a powerful message. |
| It says that America's relations with the Muslim world are not only going to be about what happens in the Middle East, or Afghanistan and Pakistan. | It says that America's relations with the Muslim world are not only going to be about what happens in the Middle East, or Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
| There is already a lot of goodwill towards the new US government here. | There is already a lot of goodwill towards the new US government here. |
| Mr Obama spent some of his childhood in Jakarta, and he is seen as a more sympathetic president than his predecessor, George W Bush. | Mr Obama spent some of his childhood in Jakarta, and he is seen as a more sympathetic president than his predecessor, George W Bush. |
| Building mutual respect here should be one of Mrs Clinton's easier jobs. | Building mutual respect here should be one of Mrs Clinton's easier jobs. |