Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- "The Indo-Pacific Strategy is about far more than just infrastructure development, and it does not exclude any nation," he said.

"This vision is not about matching China dollar-for-dollar or creating our version of the Belt and Road Initiative. We do not and will not ask any country to choose between the United States and China."

The ambassador made the remarks at a workshop on Indo-Pacific Strategy for journalists in Dhaka on Monday.

The Indo-Pacific strategy is seen as crafted by Washington to counter Chinese 'String of Pearls' which is a geopolitical theory on potential Chinese intentions to create network of Beijing's military and commercial facilities and relationships along its sea lines of communication, which e...