ADB head says continued engagement in Asia good also for US
MANILA, Philippines — Continued engagement by the United States with Asia under President-elect Donald Trump would be good for both the region and America, the head of the Asian Development Bank said Thursday.
Takehiko Nakao, who began his second five-year term as president of the Manila-based development bank on Thursday, also said there is a strong case for regional agreements to liberalize trade and investment despite Trump’s threat to withdraw from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership.