Whether Harris or Trump wins, US can recalibrate ties with Asia for the better

Still, a larger question remains: can America continue to play a leadership role in Asia when US policy is dominated by strategic competition with China, the region’s largest economy and military power? This lens, which has bipartisan support in Washington, must be shaped to better match Asia’s strategic value to the US as the engine of 21st century economic and social dynamism.

Trade agreements are a critical piece of this strategy but the next US administration will face barriers to providing greater market access, which has been associated in US politics with the hollowing out of middle-class manufacturing jobs.

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Middle class in China and US fear losing status