President Joe Biden is spending the final months of his term tightening the screws on China, capping an approach that has seen him carry out a difficult juggling act in office to counter the world’s second largest economy.

Senior Biden administration officials said the leaders would announce plans to expand an Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness.

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tensions brewing in Asia's trade-rich waters top the agenda as U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes leaders from Australia, India and Japan to his Delaware hometown for a diplomatic push to counter China in the waning months of his presidency.