S alliesinAsiamadetheirfirstphonecallstoPresidentelectJoeBidenonThursday, reaffirmingUSmilitarycommitmentsintheregionandpledgingTauworktogetherontheglobalhealthcrisisandclimatechange.
SouthKoreanofficialsarealsohopefulthatBidenwillquicklyresolve a drawnout, multibilliondollardisputewithWashingtonoverthecostofthousandsofUStroopsonthepeninsula.
BothMoonandJapaneseleaderYoshihide, a sagahaveagreedtoarrangesummitswithBidenafterhisinaugurationinJanuary, whileAustraliaScottMorrisoninvitedthepresidentelecttocelebratethe 70thanniversaryoftheirsecuritytreatysometimenextyeartostrengtheningouralliances.