Washington:

The execution of Indo-Pacific Strategy has made the United States and the important thing area safer and extra affluent, and expanded the bilateral partnership with India in unprecedented methods, the White House mentioned Friday.

Addressing the media on the second anniversary of the launch of the landmark overseas coverage technique of the Biden administration, Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the National Security Council of the White House, mentioned “The United States has never been in a stronger position in the Indo-Pacific”.

“Over the past two years, we have made historic progress in advancing an Indo-Pacific that is free and open, connected, prosperous, secure, and resilient. Thanks to President Biden’s leadership, the United States has never been in a stronger position in the Indo-Pacific,” she mentioned.

In the 2 years because the launch of the Indo-Pacific Strategy, the US has reinvested and revitalized its alliances and partnerships and brought them to new heights, Watson mentioned.

“We have deepened and elevated alliances with Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Australia, the Philippines, and Thailand. We upgraded our bilateral relationships with Vietnam and Indonesia, and our partnership with ASEAN. We have expanded our partnership with India in unprecedented ways. We have surged our efforts in the Pacific, including with two historic summits for Pacific Island leaders at the White House and the establishment of the Partners of the Blue Pacific,” she mentioned.

President Biden hosted the historic US-Japan-South Korea trilateral summit at Camp David to open a brand new chapter on this essential partnership, she mentioned.

Under his management, the US has elevated the Quad with Australia, India, and Japan to a leader-level summit and has delivered concrete outcomes for the Indo-Pacific area, from vaccines to maritime area consciousness to scholarships for college kids, she mentioned.

“And three of the four Official State Visits President Biden has hosted were with leaders of Indo-Pacific countries: the Republic of Korea, India, and Australia. This year, the President will welcome Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan. We have also undertaken historic cooperation between the United States, Japan, and the Philippines,” Watson mentioned.

“We have also built closer ties between Europe and the Indo-Pacific, including through the launch of AUKUS, a historic partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States,” she mentioned.

Today, there’s a recognition each in Europe and the Indo-Pacific that the alternatives and challenges in a single area instantly have an effect on the opposite, she mentioned.

“We have seen that with historic support from some of our Indo-Pacific partners for Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia’s brutal invasion. And we see that recognition from our European partners as we work to address the direct military support from the DPRK to Russia’s war in Ukraine,” she mentioned.

After simply two years, the execution of the Indo-Pacific Strategy has made “our country and the Indo-Pacific region more secure and more prosperous”.

“All of this strengthens the United States’ position in the Indo-Pacific, and advances our interests in and vision for the region amidst strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China. And even as we confront challenges elsewhere, the United States will proudly continue to prioritize our work in this critical region for our future,” Watson mentioned.

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