Joe Biden has decided to water down his Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in an eleventh-hour move to attract more countries to join the deal that he will unveil in Tokyo on Monday.
Biden is using his first trip to Asia as US president to launch the IPEF, which is intended to respond to criticism from allies and partners that his strategy in the region has been too focused on security and lacked an economic component.
Six people familiar with the situation said the US and other countries had agreed to change the language in the two-page statement that will accompany the unveiling of the IPEF.
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