Skeptical senators grill White House pick to lead Indo-Pacific policy. Led by Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a bipartisan slice of the Senate Armed Services Committee took turns on Tuesday expressing concerns about the Trump administration’s inward shift in national-security focus and its alienation of key allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region.

Wicker: “The Chinese Communist Party, along with the nuclear-armed Russia and North Korea, pose a significant threat to the United States. The scale and scope of that threat put a premium on our alliances. In light of that, I'm disappointed with some of the decisions the department has made with respect to our allies in Japan , South Korea , Australia , and Taiwan . A few of these choices have left me scratching my head.”

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