Biden’s China ‘pivot’ complicated by Russia’s war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden set out to be the U.S. president who finally completed the “Asia pivot,” Washington lingo for a long-sought adjustment of U.S. foreign policy to better reflect China's rise.

But Biden's ongoing recalibration has been jarred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, although it remains to be seen if it'll be set off course.

China has vacillated between a full embrace and more measured responses as Russian President Vladimir Putin prosecutes his war against Ukraine.

Now, the Biden administration faces a new question: How do you bolster allies on NATO’s eastern flank without missing a beat on China? Biden and China’s Xi Jinping are scheduled to speak by phone Friday.