Pence encouraged Pacific nations to embrace the United States, which, he said in a swipe at Beijing&#39;s massive &quot;Belt and Road&quot; infrastructure initiative, did not offer a &quot;constricting belt or a one-way road.&quot;

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Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia.

Pence slams China's 'opaque' chequebook diplomacy

US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday used an Asia-Pacific regional summit to pillory China's "opaque" chequebook diplomacy in a combative speech.

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