Would you like to help me explain what it is talking about? I don't really understand "missed by Washington’s Mideast- and China-obsessed elites", which is in an article named "Look South, Not East" btw.
"[Of course, the date for the trip was not movable, especially as it was precisely the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s declaration of the "Alliance for Progress," which brought about an industrial expansion from Mexico to Argentina.] Obama’s journey thus had a grand strategic purpose missed by Washington’s Mideast- and China-obsessed elites."
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Re: Translation
I think it means:
...grand strategic purpose missed [overlooked] by Washington's Mideast-obsessed and China-obsessed elites
ie
The elites in Washington DC (politicians, diplomats etc) who are/were obsessed with the Middle East and with China were unaware of or did not recognise the strategic purpose of Obama's journey...
...grand strategic purpose missed [overlooked] by Washington's Mideast-obsessed and China-obsessed elites
ie
The elites in Washington DC (politicians, diplomats etc) who are/were obsessed with the Middle East and with China were unaware of or did not recognise the strategic purpose of Obama's journey...
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