- Safi Bello
Pompeo Says The US Will Spend $113 Million To Promote Business In Asia. China Plans To Spend $1 Tril
Buzzfeed News ---------- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the State Department will spend $113 million to support “new US initiatives to support foundational areas of the future: digital economy, energy, and infrastructure” in the Indo-Pacific. The announcement came as part of a speech delivered to the Indo-Pacific Business Forum at the US Chamber of Commerce on Monday. In it, Pompeo outlined his “economic vision” for the Indo-Pacific, which the Trump administration has repeatedly highlighted as a strategic region, even as it neglects to say exactly what it means. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.