On the 6th, the U.S. Senate approved the appointment of Indo-Pacific Coordinator for the White House's National Security Council, Campbell, as Deputy Secretary of State. The Biden administration is expected to continue to focus on countering China, which it positions as its biggest competitor.
Mr. Campbell is known as a person who is knowledgeable about Japan, and after assuming the position of ``Indo-Pacific Coordinator,'' which was newly created with the inauguration of the Biden administration, he oversaw the formulation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy, which is a pillar of foreign policy.
He also worked to strengthen cooperation in the Quad, a four-nation framework with Japan, India, and Australia, and to launch AUKUS, a trilateral security framework with the United Kingdom and Australia.
In December of last year, before the approval, Mr. Campbell stated in an interview with NHK and other media, ``I would like to emphasize that we will continue to be closely involved in the Indo-Pacific region, especially in our cooperative relationship with Japan,'' and expressed his intention to place emphasis on Indo-Pacific policy. It was showing.
As the Biden administration continues to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and the Islamic organization Hamas in the Middle East, the appointment of Mr. Campbell as the No. 2 foreign affairs official positions Ukraine as its biggest competitor. It appears that China will continue to place emphasis on countering China.