LOS ANGLES -- In order for the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework to truly work as a buffer to China's influence in the region, Washington will have to show tangible benefits for joining because the participants have strong trade ties with Beijing.
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U.S. carves path to Indo-Pacific framework, but will others follow?
Washington will have to counter trade ties with China to succeed
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an IPEF launch event in Tokyo in May. © Reuters
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