Allies ‘Essential’ to US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Rep. Houlahan

The United States needs to improve its relationship with allies and partners to adequately compete with China in the Indo-Pacific, according to one Congressmember. “We need to be doing a better job, in my opinion, on our alliances and relationships in Asia in the [Indo-Pacific] area,” said Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) during a conversation at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank. Houlahan, who serves on the House Armed Services and House Foreign Affairs Committees, descri...