White House NSA Sullivan To Brief Reporters

President Biden's National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, is shortly due to join White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the White House press podium to brief reporters.

• Livestream: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
• Sullivan may provide a preview of a major economic address he will make on Thursday. More information in 16:22 BST bullet: LINK
• Sullivan may also preview the upcoming state visit from South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeul and other issues related to national security.
• President Yoon has emerged as a key ally for Washington as the Biden administration seeks to bolster bilateral relationships in the Indo-Pacific as a counterweight to China. The Washington Post notes that China, Ukraine, and the Pentagon leak are likely to dominate the agenda during the visit.
• The Financial Times reported today that the White House has approached South Korea to urge its chipmakers not to fill a market gap if China enforces a ban on US firm Micron.
• FT: “The Micron case has emerged as a litmus test of whether Beijing is willing to take coercive economic measures against a major US company for the first time.”