Opinion: Biden heads to Southeast Asia next week, but his itinerary is ‘exactly backward’

[ad_1] When President Biden visits Vietnam after his stop at the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi this month, he is expected to upgrade our two nations’ bilateral relationship to a “strategic partnership.” The shift will mark a significant turning for both countries. But it should not come at the cost of skipping the summit of the Assn. of Southeast Asian Nations around the same time in Indonesia. Biden’s choice to go to Hanoi…

"Opinion: Biden heads to Southeast Asia next week, but his itinerary is ‘exactly backward’"