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What Kamala Harris could mean for Asia

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Senator Kamala Harris has relatively limited experience when it comes to foreign policy and is unlikely to call the shots on America's foreign affairs under a Biden administration.

Her political career has been more oriented towards domestic policy, particularly criminal justice reform, given her nearly three decades of experience as a prosecutor and, later, attorney-general of California.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 13, 2020, with the headline What Kamala Harris could mean for Asia. Subscribe