US secretary of state vigorously defends existing global order but admits Washington sees Beijing a ‘long-term challenge’
policy speech on Thursday. “The actions we take at home and with countries worldwide will determine whether our shared vision of the future will be realised.”
“China is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international order – and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military and technological power to do it,” he warned in the speech hosted by Asia Society’s Policy Institute – delayed from earlier this month due to his positive Covid test result.
, noting that when the US president was in the region last week, Beijing and Moscow conducted military exercises in east Asia.
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