Biden expected to tap Asia hand Kurt Campbell as No. 2 US diplomat

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to nominate his top White House Asia aide Kurt Campbell to serve as deputy secretary of state, said three U.S. sources on Thursday, tapping the veteran policy-maker as Washington seeks to stabilize ties with China. Campbell is viewed as an intellectual author of former U.S. President Barack Obama's "pivot to Asia" strategy, a vaunted but so far still limited rebalancing of resources to the region.

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