Bobby Ghosh, Columnist

Biden’s Asia Policy Should Pivot to Digital

A new kind of trade deal for the Indo-Pacific would help the president check China’s growing influence.

July 13, 2021 at 8:02 PM UTC

Bobby Ghosh is a senior editor in the digital weekend team. Previously, he was a columnist at Bloomberg Opinion, where he wrote mostly about international affairs and culture.

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