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Secretary of State Antony Blinken bat down the idea that the United States is in a “Cold War” with China, claiming that relations between Washington and Beijing can’t be reduced to a “bumper sticker.”
“This is obviously among the most consequential but also complex relationships that we have and probably the same can be said by many other countries around the world, and of course, we’re in a vigorous competition with China and that’s something we’re not at all shy about,” Blinken told NBC host Chuck Todd during an interview aired on “Meet the Press” Sunday.
Todd, noting how the U.S. is expanding its military presence in Guam, the Philippines and Australia, helping Japan change its national security posture and continuing to arm Taiwan, challenged Blinken, “If it’s not a Cold War, what is it?”
“We intend to compete very vigorously. We’ve taken important steps over the last couple of years to invest in ourselves so that we can compete effectively, but also to align with allies and partners around the world so that we have a shared approach to some of the challenges that China poses,” Blinken continued in response. “And as we’re doing that, we have a strong interest in trying to manage the relationship responsibly and to make sure to the best of our ability that competition doesn’t veer into conflict or into Cold War.”
BLINKEN ISSUES WARNING TO CHINA ABOUT SPY CRAFT IN ‘CONFRONTATIONAL’ MEETING WITH COUNTERPART
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the 2023 Munich Security Conference on Feb. 18, 2023, in Munich, Germany. On the sidelines, he reportedly confronted Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on the spy craft controversy. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
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