Kamala Harris Seeks to Coax Asia Toward US as China Gains
- US stands ‘against market distortions,’ Harris tells APEC
- Vice president fills in for Biden at summit in Thailand
Vice President Kamala Harris
Photographer: Leigh Vogel/Abaca/Bloomberg
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Vice President Kamala Harris tried to persuade Asian nations that the US is their most valuable economic partner in a speech in Bangkok on Friday, with the Biden administration wary of China’s inroads in the region.
Harris sought to allay doubts about the US commitment to the region among its leaders, after a turbulent period that saw former President Barack Obama advance a major Asia trade pact only for his successor, former President Donald Trump, to scrap it. President Joe Biden has proposed a watered-down replacement.