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Biden spent four years building up friendships across Asia with the likes of South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam - all in an effort to contain China.

However, faced with the massive cost of getting such novel aircraft approved by regulators and then building up manufacturing capabilities, some investors are bailing out.

"We talked for a while and everything was great. I thought I was learning stuff about him. Then it moved to Snapchat, after talking there for a while and building up trust," she added.

The Biden administration has spent the last four years building up friendships across Asia with the likes of South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam - all in an effort to contain China.

At the time he said he'd been carrying the engagement ring - which previously belonged to his mother - around in his rucksack for several weeks, building up to the proposal.