President Bush heads to Japan today. It's the first leg of his 8-day trip to East Asia. The United States has been the dominant power in the region for more than 50 years economically, culturally, and militarily. But these daysPart IChina is beginning to challenge that role. And some of the United States' traditional allies in the area are starting to get used to the NEW big kid on the block. Today we begin a four-part series on how China's rise is shifting the balance of power and influence in East Asia. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Beijing.
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