Biden’s trade chief takes a shine to Singapore’s tripartite system, pragmatism

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai told The Straits Times that she wants to formulate broadly-supported policies because they prove to be durable. ST PHOTO: FELINE LIM
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SINGAPORE – Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping had their moment on the world stage this week, clasping hands and raising expectations of a patch-up in the world’s most important bilateral relationship.

Will Mr Biden’s trade chief Katherine Tai, who calls herself an admirer of the pragmatic Singapore way, do a turn with her Chinese counterpart Liu He and set a thousand container ships a-sailing?

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