Richard Heydarian is an Asia-based academic, columnist and author of "The Rise of Duterte: A Populist Revolt Against Elite Democracy" and the "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."
U.S.-led initiatives in Asia will help Beijing revamp its global economic strategy


Joe Biden, second left, hosts a Quad summit at the White House on Sept. 24: the newly-launched Quad infrastructure partnership initiative was pressed ahead to preserve a free and open order in the Indo-Pacific. © Getty Images
Richard Heydarian is an Asia-based academic, columnist and author of "The Rise of Duterte: A Populist Revolt Against Elite Democracy" and the "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."