Biden’s IPEF trade pact lacks core policy: CSIS head

TOKYO — The Biden administration’s lack of a coherent trade policy will hamper Washington’s efforts to place a greater focus on the Indo-Pacific, John Hamre, CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said on Friday.

“Where I fault the Biden Administration is on their weak policy concerning trade,” the head of the Washington-based think tank told the CSIS/Nikkei Symposium in Tokyo via video.