Daily Memo: US Launches Asian Trade Initiative, Polish Leader Visits Kyiv

Biden announced the initiative during his tour of Asia.

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The U.S. in Asia. U.S. President Joe Biden announced in Tokyo on Monday that Washington was launching a 13-member trade initiative meant to counter China’s influence in the region. The countries that will participate in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity together comprise 40 percent of the world’s gross domestic product, according to U.S. officials. […]

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