U.S. presidents' focus on foreign policy on Asia may have given China a strategic advantage

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U.S. Presidents have been trying to focus foreign policy on Asia for decades — for almost as long as conflicts in the Middle East have been disrupting that plan. NPR White House Correspondent Emily Feng tells “Sources & Methods” host Mary Louise Kelly that this pattern may have given China a strategic advantage.

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U.S. Presidents have been trying to focus foreign policy on Asia for decades — for almost as long as conflicts in the Middle East have been disrupting that plan. NPR White House Correspondent Emily Feng tells “Sources & Methods” host Mary Louise Kelly that this pattern may have given China a strategic advantage.

Listen to the full episode at the link in our bio.…

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