Harris rebukes China but pushes 'optimistic' US vision in Singapore

VP stresses Indo-Pacific engagement 'not against any one country'

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech in Singapore on Aug. 24. © Reuters

KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday sharply criticized China's actions in the South China Sea but insisted American engagement in the Indo-Pacific is "not against any one country," as she laid out Washington's regional policy in Singapore.

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