WASHINGTON — South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday will become the second world leader welcomed by President Joe Biden at the White House, and the second from Asia, a sign of the importance Washington attaches to the region as it seeks to counter China’s influence.
As well as the perennial North Korea nuclear issue, the allies will discuss regional security more broadly, cooperation in high-tech industries such as microchips, efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic and ways to strengthen action on climate change.
Moon, under pressure at home over his pandemic response, will be hoping to secure an agreement with Washington for stop-gap supplies of COVID-19 vaccines,…
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