Harris to back down from China’s South China Sea claims during Asia visit


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WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris will focus on protecting international rules in the South China Sea, strengthening US regional leadership and expanding security cooperation during her visits to Vietnam and Singapore this month, a senior White House official told Reuters. told. Harris will be the first US Vice President to visit Vietnam as Washington seeks to strengthen international support to counter China’s growing global influence. The US official said Washington saw the two countries as important partners given their locations, the size of their economies, trade ties and security partnerships on issues such as the South China Sea, which...