Over the weekend in Tokyo, Japan, President Joe Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity to strengthen supply chains and create a more resilient economy for American workers and families with a dozen initial partners.
Together, the 12 countries – Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – represent 40% of world GDP. With 60% of the world’s population, the Indo‑Pacific is projected to be the…