Continuity in Asia: Harris’ insurance policies more likely to assuage issues in Japan

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will convey continuity to American overseas coverage in Asia — together with on help for the alliance with Japan and countering China — if the front-runner to exchange President Joe Biden because the Democratic Party’s nominee wins November’s presidential election.

Harris, 59, is broadly anticipated to clinch the Democratic nomination after Biden bowed out of the presidential race on Sunday and endorsed her.

She brings to the desk practically 4 years as a U.S. senator and greater than three as vice chairman, throughout which she constructed ties with allied leaders in Asia and gained precious expertise on points equivalent to Beijing’s strikes within the disputed South China Sea and Washington’s push for a united entrance with Tokyo and Seoul in response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile applications.