Antony Blinken to make clear U.S. priority on Asia intact in upcoming trip

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will speak "loud and clear" during an upcoming 11-day trip that Washington's commitment to Asia remains unchanged, regardless of President Joe Biden's decision to end his reelection bid, the country's top diplomat for the region said Monday."I think the message that the secretary is going to be conveying to the region is that America is all in on the Indo-Pacific," said Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs.Starting from Wednesday, Blinken will travel to Vietnam, Laos, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and …READ FULL ARTICLE