WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to discuss security and other issues — delicately trying to balance his nation's deep interests with both the United States and China.

Lasso arrives in Washington with a list of priorities. At the top is securing help in battling drug cartels that have waged open warfare in Ecuador's streets and prisons.

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