Campbell touted “vaccine diplomacy” as one way to strengthen relationships with Southeast Asian countries.
It’s always projection
Interesting part is this:
Campbell said the US will “step up our game substantially” in Southeast Asia to advance US interests. Boosting ties is tricky for the US in Southeast Asia since most countries do not want to take Washington’s side over Beijing, their regional neighbor. Campbell touted “vaccine diplomacy” as one way to strengthen relationships with Southeast Asian countries.
“We’ve taken it on board with our own vaccine programs, but also working with the Quad. We are deeply engaged to ensure that we will provide vaccines in 2022 to Southeast Asia and the Pacific. We think this is the most important contribution that we can make in the next little while,” he said.
I don’t think anything substantial will come out of this
