In the next administration of Biden in the United States, which will be launched next week, a new high-ranking post will be set up in the White House to oversee Asian policy, and former Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, who was in charge of Asia-focused policy under the Obama administration, will be appointed. I did.
According to the announcement of the organization "Asia Group" to which Mr. Campbell belongs, the next administration of Biden will newly establish a high-ranking post "Indo-Pacific Coordinator" to oversee Asian policy in the NSC = National Security Council of the White House. , Mr. Campbell will take office.
Mr. Campbell is known as an acquaintance in the Obama administration as Assistant Secretary of State for Asia-focused policies, and in the Clinton administration as Assistant Secretary of Defense for the relocation of Futenma base in Okinawa.
The new Indo-Pacific Coordinator is expected to lead unity with allies and friends and policy towards China in preparation for competition with China.
Campbell wrote in a diplomatic magazine on the 12th, warning of the danger of power imbalance in the Indo-Pacific region due to the rise of China, and to counter the Chinese military, unmanned attack aircraft and submersibles, etc. He emphasizes the importance of development and the distribution of US troops in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean in addition to Japan and South Korea.