From our correspondent in Asia
"Asia wants to do business, not war
."
China drapes itself as a champion of sweet trade to counter Joe Biden's offensive in the region, the lung of the world economy, on the occasion of the American president's first visit to Asia, which ended in Tokyo, May 24.
Beijing denounced with a condescension tinged with anxiety, the new economic framework for the Indo-Pacific (IPEF), launched Monday by the White House with twelve other Asia-Pacific countries, and whose ambition is to respond to the growing influence of the second world economy.
Washington seeks "
to form small cliques in the name of freedom and openness
" hoping to "
contain China
“, criticized the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, considering the American project “
doomed
” to failure.
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