Biden Tells Asia-Pacific Business Leaders US ‘Remains Vital’ to the Region

President Joe Biden reiterates that the United States remains a ‘Pacific power’ in the region.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the CEO summit at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week in San Francisco, Calif., on Nov. 16, 2023. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

The United States is a “Pacific power” and will remain “vital” to the future of the Asia-Pacific region, President Joe Biden said at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO summit on Thursday.

“We aren’t going anywhere,” President Biden told business leaders at the APEC summit in San Francisco on Nov. 16, a day after his meeting with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping.