As the U.S. Pivots to Asia, China Reasserts Its Influence Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Vice President Joe Biden at a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on December 3, 2013. ( TORU YAMANAKA/AFP / Getty ) Produced by Jillian Weinberger Produced by PRI and WNYC