breaking news from around the world, 24 breaking news from around the world, 2a hours a day, this is bbc news. fix, 24 hours a day, this is bbc news. certain degree and also support against what they see as pressure from the prc so this would be japan, south korea, singapore is a bit of a mixed position. singapore i think is not a us ally. it like this with with the us i think it appreciates bite and s more stable as opposed to trump s. so there is some concern about perhaps the mounting intensity of competition between the us and china, i think for singapore who was in the middle man position, they are wary of a bite in the ministration pushing further on competition and of course they are just as concerned with the prc in kern in case any mistakes as would venture to say. interesting you mention tensions between washington and beijing. under the obama administration when mr biden was the vp that was very much a policy of pivot to asia. how do you rate mr biden policy t
mistakes as would venture to say. interesting you mention tensions between washington and beijing. under the obama administration when mr biden was the vp that was very much a policy of pivot to asia. how do you rate mr biden policy toward asia in his first term? i do you rate mr biden policy toward asia in his first term? asia in his first term? i think his policy nature asia in his first term? i think his policy nature has asia in his first term? i think his policy nature has been - asia in his first term? i think his l policy nature has been consistent. he has had people show up, has been trying to put a strong phase of the us and asia and show as a resident actor in asia so i think that part is appreciated, but i think that is also a degree of may be frustration, to be of circumcision of what to do about us china competition and this would be less among us allies or mutual partners who feel that they don t have as much at stake. so i guess it is a bit of a mixed picture, but i
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