Vice President Kamala Harris told Asian leaders on Friday that the United States is committed to the region for the long haul, rejecting doubts about its engagement as China expands its clout.
Addressing a summit in Bangkok, Harris called the United States a "proud Pacific power" and said that the longstanding US network of security alliances has allowed Asia to prosper.
President Joe Biden's administration has focused on rallying behind allies and Harris will head from Thailand to the Philippines, where she will visit Palawan near waters increasingly contested by Beijing. Harris insisted that economic partnerships in Asia were "a top priority" for the Biden administration and pointed out that the US private sector invests around $1 trillion a year in the region.
Biden on a trip to Tokyo earlier this year launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, which brings together countries to set common standards on technology and trade in the face of China's rapid advances but stops short of lifting tariffs like a traditional free-trade deal.
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