Biden taps architect of tough China stance as State Dept number two

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : In an essay he co-wrote in Foreign Affairs in 2018 while out of power, Campbell said that US policymakers across the ideological spectrum needed to acknowledge that longstanding policies had failed in their goal of persuading Beijing "that it was neither possible nor necessary to challenge the US-led security order in Asia.
53% : US National Security Council Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, who has been tapped as deputy secretary of state, peaks next to South Korea's Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo in Seoul on July 18, 2023President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Kurt Campbell, the hard-charging architect of the US "pivot" to Asia to face a rising China, as the State Department's number two, a sign of priorities despite Middle East turmoil.
53% : A well-known presence on Washington's think tank circuit, the loquacious Campbell took an unusually high profile under former secretary of state Hillary Clinton as the top diplomat for Asia, pursuing a punishing trans-Pacific travel schedule as he made the case that the United States was in Asia for the long haul.
45% : Sherman, a veteran Democratic Party player who helped negotiate a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, frequently worked on difficult relationships as deputy secretary of state, including with China.
44% : The United States has again been pulled into the Middle East after the bloody October 7 assault by Hamas and Israel's relentless reprisals, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken making another trip there this week.
44% : But Campbell may still face Senate scrutiny for his activities outside of government, including heading a business advisory group before returning to serve under Biden.

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