President Biden touched down in South Korea on Friday in the first visit to Asia of his presidency, kicking off a five-day tour designed to underscore his administration’s diplomatic and economic commitment to the region in the face of a rising China.
Biden’s first remarks here will nod to a top domestic priority for the administration, calling for final passage of a sweeping bill in Congress meant to boost U.S. competitiveness against China that House and Senate negotiators are scrambling to finalize.
Still, the looming potential missile test underscores the lack of progress on efforts to denuclearize North Korea, which has pursued an aggressive expansion of its weapons program since the 2019 collapse of diplomatic talks with the United States. North Korea seeks sanctions relief before agreeing to talks, and the Biden administration has not indicated interest in lifting them.
“This will be an opportunity to build that relationship from the ground up,” Jake Sullivan, U.S. national security adviser, said about the two leaders’ meeting.
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