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Blinken says U.S. soon will release new strategy for Indo-Pacific region By Reuters

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. U.S. Secretary Antony Blinken addresses a gathering of United Nations Security Council members at the 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly, New York. U.S. September 23, 20,21. John Minchillo/Pool via REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday that Washington would soon release a new comprehensive strategy for the wider Indo-Pacific region.

Biden’s administration hopes to move away from Afghanistan and focus its national security priorities of countering China’s rise.

Blinken spoke at the beginning of a 10-nation meeting on the sidelines U.N. General Assembly. He said that the U.S. strategy will emerge this fall and builds on “our shared vision of a region free, open and interconnected. Responsive and secure.”

It will be a reflection of the importance of Southeast Asia to the Indo-Pacific and the vital role ASEAN plays in shaping the future.

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