The most important U.S. diplomacy last week was in Jakarta, not New Delhi or Kyiv.
Southeast Asian countries have various relationships with Beijing, but none want to be forced to choose between the two superpowers. At the same time, China’s increasing economic aggression and military expansion are making regional leaders’ lives harder. Almost all want more U.S. engagement.
The most interesting moment in Harris’s trip came at Wednesday night’s gala dinner, when Harris invited Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to chat and thenabout their joint position on the South China Sea. That encounter was aimed at sending a message about growing alliances to confront China’s aggression without saying as much out loud.
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