The United States is urging Beijing to abide by international rules – Blinken

US-China relations have fallen to their lowest level in decades.

The United States does not seek to separate China from the world economy but want Beijing to abide by international rules .

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Thursday in a speech on the U.S. strategy toward China, according to Reuters.

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“We are not looking for a conflict or a new Cold War. On the contrary, we are determined to avoid both, “Blinken said in a 45-minute speech at George Washington University, which touched on the full range of contentious issues in bilateral relations between the United States and China.

According to Blinken, Washington will not hinder China's economic growth or try to change Beijing's political system, Blinken said, but it will protect international law and institutions that support peace and security and allow countries, including the United States and China, to coexist.

US-China relations have fallen to their lowest level in decades. They have worsened under the Trump administration and worsened under President Joe Biden, who is seeking closer ties with US allies in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond to counter Beijing's growing influence.

including the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan last year and Russia's war in Ukraine, diverted the attention of Biden, who vowed not to allow China to overtake the United States as a world leader on its watch.

Washington remains focused in China, which poses “the most serious long-term problem for the international order,” Blinken said.

is becoming increasingly tense.

Tactically thought-out resistance of Ukraine , despite the fact that Russia surpasses it in number and armament, is carefully studied in Taiwanese circles ah security services, whose own forces are also small compared to China.

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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