South Korean engagement with the Quad — even if it falls short of full membership — will boost Biden’s objective of edging Tokyo and Seoul closer together.
Seoul may sweeten its bid to join the Quad by also pledging South Korean backing to protect Taiwan from Chinese aggression. “I think Yoon will try to please Biden by saying he will move towards joining the Quad and he will support the U.S. on the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea issues … and perhaps even contribute arms and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine,” Lee said.
, his signature regional trade initiative, while in Tokyo. “I’ve spent a lot of time talking to our counterparts in the Indo-Pacific, and there’s a large demand by them for the United States to be more present and to have an affirmative economic strategy. And that’s what this is about,” Raimondo told reporters.
The framework is Biden’s response to competing trade pacts in the region, none of which his administration is keen to join. The U.S. previously backed out of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, a multilateral deal that China is now seeking to join. It’s also sitting out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which includes the 10 ASEAN countries, as well as Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and China.
Fake Yahoo News is going to have to get with it or BYBYBY
Yahoo zinda hai?
Challenge 1 try not to fall asleep. Challenge 2 try not to sniff young girls hair. Challenge 3 try to walk without falling down. Challenge 4 make sure Easter Bunny is there to rescue you. Challenge 5 make sure no reporters report back to the citizens of the USA
Oh God, some one please intervene!
As a recent POTUS once aired on TV, “Aye-Aye-Aye!” Can’t wait for the fallout, failing, filtering, flip-flops, f’mished, forgetfulness… frightfully fearsome.
Will they need a separate cargo plane for diapers, ice cream and the barrels of whatever they inject into his carcass?
Keep track on where to go etc? 😎
Biden is trying to work back US diplomacy back. It's a good sign
6. Finding a tv station in Asia that carries Matlock reruns.
Bad idea
O arrebatamento vai acontecer o senhor está pedindo arrependa -se.
And he ignores the border to vacation atound the world..pathetic.
How dare China build ports and bridges and high speed rail for other counties when the US needs to bomb, mine and enslave them? Someone needs to stand up to that and Joe's the man.
He needs to keep his ass home.
go Joe....
You mean the Pan Pacific Partnership?
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