The Australian Financial Review's US correspondent Matthew Cranston writes that President Joe Biden will argue the greater good - that of extrication from Afghanistan - will help refocus the US on the Pacific, where the threat of China is considered a higher priority. The article quotes USSC director of foreign policy and defence Ashley Townshend.
Defence16 August 2021
Asia-Pacific could gain from Biden’s embarrassing pullout
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