2021: HOPES & CHALLENGES
Hard choices await Asia
Biden's moves will be closely watched for their impact on US-China ties and the region
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Asians should have a better sense of where their collective destinies are headed in a few months from now.
In less than three weeks, Mr Joe Biden, who was vice-president of the United States when Mr Barack Obama fashioned the rebalance to Asia, takes charge of the nation. At his side will be America's first woman vice-president, who is of Asian and African-American descent.