US Woos Asia With Plan to Rival China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’

US Woos Asia With Plan to Rival China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross delivers a speech in Indo-Pacific Business Forum Nonthaburi, Thailand on Nov. 4, 2019. Sakchai Lalit/AP
The Associated Press
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BANGKOK—Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Nov. 5 the United States will invest and trade more in Asia as it rolls out an American plan to support “sustainable” projects in Asia as a counterpoint to China’s multibillion-dollar “One Belt, One Road” infrastructure initiative.

Ross is leading a high-powered trade mission in Asia and along with national security adviser Robert O'Brien attended meetings at a regional summit that wrapped up Monday on the outskirts of Thailand’s capital.