Biden's Asia policy
Biden faces pressure to appoint North Korea human rights envoy
Position left unfilled for years before he took office
Risk is that Beijing comes to believe it faces economic decline
U.S. and China each have been assisting region but without coordination
U.S. can energize talks with discussion of EU-style collective protection tools
Washington can only compete with China by presenting concrete initiatives
Austin holds meeting in Hawaii with Japan's Hamada and Australia's Marles
New North Korean nuclear test would not be a surprise: Air Force commander
China-leaning country seen influencing toned-down language on security
Hamada tells Austin about Japanese proposal for counterstrike capabilities
Group's most populous member stops short of agreeing to trade 'pillar'
1st in-person IPEF forum to cover supply chain resiliency, emergency chip reserve
USTR's office says it received requests to maintain the 'Section 301' tariffs
Planned $1.95bn deal follows sale of rocket launchers to AUKUS ally
Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist says country can have 'incredible impact'
Washington pins hope on IPEF to raise Asian environmental and labor standards
Conservative new president has shown that he is in lockstep with Washington
House Asia subcommittee's Chabot says Biden fails to match rhetoric with resources
RIMPAC will include 25,000 personnel in monthlong drill
Partners promote Open RAN tech to counter China telecom in Southeast Asia
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