Biden to Kishida: U.S. will ‘step up our game’ in the Indo-Pacific

The U.S. intends to “step up” its game in the Indo-Pacific region, President Biden told Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday, when the two discussed U.S. plans to forge an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, according to a senior administration official. Biden and Kishida agreed to “enhance economic ties” between the two countries, with Biden committing to “intensify” U.S. economic leadership in the Indo-Pacific, according to a White House readout of their discussion. Biden also told Kishida the U.S. would “continue...