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Beijing's Overreach

The Asia Chessboard

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The Value of Working With Allies and Friends

I thought the President's press conference was really very artfully done, and struck just the right combination of strength to balance against a more threatening agenda with the reassurance. I give the Biden administration a lot of policy for that, including our friend Kurt Campbell. But I also give Japan, and the Japanese Prime Minister, Kushida, a lot of a lot of credit for pulling it all together the way he did. And how you should have stuck with Japan studies. Look, the success I do think has a lot to do with Japan hosting because more than any of the rest of the countries involved. They've been struggling with this earlier and longer than any of us.

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