Washington, April 01, SPA -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Monday called for careful management of U.S.-China relations, saying they were critical for the success of the “Pacific century.” “For Australia, the single core question of whether ours will be a Pacific century rests on the long-term management of this most critical relationship, " Rudd said at the Brookings Institute, a Washington think tank. The term “Pacific century” had been used previously to describe the 21st century that some believed will be dominated by the Pacific Rim countries, particularly the United States, China, and Japan.--MORE www.spa.gov.sa/541966