US committed to ensure free, open and stable Indo-Pacific, says President Joe Biden

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Washington: The US is committed to ensuring a free, open, stable and secure Indo-Pacific, President Joe Biden has said, asserting that a great deal of the world’s history will be written in the strategically vital region over the coming years. The president addressed the visiting leaders from a dozen Pacific Island countries in Washington on Thursday in the first-ever summit held to make the Indo-Pacific region safe and keep these island nations away from the increasing influence of China, which in the past few years has made extraordinary outreach efforts in the region. Today, security in the Pacific and for...