Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."
Washington can only compete with China by presenting concrete initiatives

U.S. President Joe Biden poses with ASEAN leaders at the White House on May 12: The administration will have to up its game. © Reuters
Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."