The Straits Times/Bloomberg: US to Start Economic Talks With 13 Nations to Counter China
WASHINGTON - The US is set to host the first gathering of Asian nations on an economic agreement envisioned by the White House as a counter to China's rising influence in the region.
Thirteen countries are expected to send representatives to the two-day kickoff event starting Thursday in Los Angeles for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, or IPEF, which covers about 40 per cent of global gross domestic product.
It includes the US, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and Indonesia all members of the Group of 20 (G-20) largest economies, as well as Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
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WNU Editor: Beijing is responding to this US effort to counter China's growing economic influence in Asia .... Washington weaponizes IPEF even before it takes shape: Global Times editorial.
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US Launches Asia Economic Forum To Counter China -- Barrons/AFP
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