Biden looks to consolidate US alliances as he starts trip to South Korea, Japan — Radio Free Asia

President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visit the Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek campus, May 20, 2022, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Credit: AP.

U.S. President Joe Biden has embarked on a five-day trip to East Asia, his first visit to the region since he took office, to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to the Indo-Pacific amid the Ukrainian war and an increasingly assertive China. The trip takes him to Seoul then Tokyo, where Biden is also expected to attend

China slams planned US economic framework as Biden hosts SE Asian leaders — Radio Free Asia

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Beijing has slammed the U.S.-proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), calling it an attempt by Washington to lure Southeast Asian countries to “decouple from China.” U.S. President Joe Biden has been hosting a special two-day summit with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that ends Friday. At the summit, it’s expected that the

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