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What Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris could mean for Asia

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WASHINGTON - Senator Kamala Harris, whom Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden picked as his running mate on Tuesday (Aug 11), has relatively limited experience when it comes to foreign policy and is unlikely to call the shots on America's foreign affairs under a Biden administration.

Her political career has been more oriented towards domestic policy, particularly criminal justice reform, given her nearly three decades of experience as a prosecutor and later, attorney-general of California.

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