Is the Indo Pacific Economic Framework Cynical?

There's no binding, it's not a binding agreement. There's no pledges or future negotiation like you would see in the development of an fta,. So so what is this? i think there's a generous way to look at the indo pacific economic framework, and then there's the more cynical way. The administration has been talking a lot about framing the strategic environment for china in this region. And doing that requires some vision of economic statecraft. Many of these countries are either us Allies or have generally good relationships with the united states.