The Obama administration has adopted a policy of rebalancing toward Asia and in recent months has detailed this in military, economic and trade, human rights and diplomatic initiatives. President Barack Obama has personally affirmed that the US will play a leadership role in Asia for many years to come. While this set of policies is not entirely new, it is sufficiently distinctive as a package to warrant examination as to its feasibility and likely impact. On January 31, the John L. Thornton China Center and the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings hosted a discussion examining the announced rebalancing initiatives and their likely impact, especially on US-China relations. Panelists also analyzed two key pillars of this effort, the evolution of US force deployments in Asia, and the development of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) initiative on economic and trade issues. PARTICIPANTS 1:30 PM -- Panel 1: US Strategy in Asia Moderator: Jeffrey A. Bader John C. Whitehead Senior Fellow in International Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center Richard C. Bush III Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies Kenneth G. Lieberthal Director, John L. Thornton China Center Jonathan Pollack Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center 3:00 PM -- Panel 2: Understanding Two Policy Pillars -- TPP and US Military Strategy Moderator: Jeffrey A. Bader John C. Whitehead Senior Fellow in International Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, John <b>...</b>