‘Corridor of Freedom’ in Peril in the Pacific as Foreign Aid Hangs in the Balance

America needs a strategy for protecting the tiny but vital nations in the vast ocean.

AP/Ng Han Guan
President Xi at a dinner reception on the eve of the National Day holiday at Beijing, September 30, 2022. AP/Ng Han Guan

Senate deliberations over the foreign aid bill have proven a regrettable spectacle. Political antics aside, feature the lack of attention given to what should be America’s top foreign policy priority — countering Communist China. This would include prioritizing the Indo-Pacific which, despite a few useful appropriations, the bill fails to do. Its focus remains on Europe and the Middle East, much to America’s detriment.

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