WASHINGTON: A group of bipartisan US lawmakers has written to President Donald Trump, urging him to attend the Quad Leaders' Summit in India and other meetings in Asia.
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led the effort, and the co-signers include Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, Young Kim and Ami Bera, and Chairman and Ranking Member of the South and Central Asia Subcommittee, Bill Huizenga and Sydney Kamlager-Dove.
"The Indo-Pacific is vital to America's security and prosperity and remains at the centre of our strategic competition with China. As Beijing aggressively expands its influence in the region, your personal attendance at three critical multilateral summits this fall is essential to de