What’s Joe Biden up to on his 8-day trip to the Asia-Pacific?
South China Morning Post
23-05-15 03:43
US President Joe Biden will begin an eight-day trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week, with visits planned to Singapore, Japan and Papua New Guinea. The US wants to show commitment to the Pacific region which has seen increased aid, development and security from China, as well as to strengthen bonds with long-standing allies. His administration has also recently opened embassies in the Solomon Islands and Tonga and plans to open one in Kiribati. Biden will also attend a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. US allies will be watching to see whether Biden can reassert US leadership in Asia and shore up comparisons with former President Donald Trump's isolationist policy to the region.