Blinken: U.S. to leverage Russia-Ukraine bloc against China
By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer
Published: May 26, 2022, 7:52am
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi at the State Department in Washington, Friday, May 20, 2022. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP)Photo Gallery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is aiming to lead the international bloc opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into a broader coalition to counter what it sees as a more serious, long-term threat to global order from China.
In a speech outlining the administration’s China policy to be delivered on Thursday, Blinken will lay out a three-pillar approach to competing with Beijing in a race to define the 21st century’s economic and military balance, according to excerpts of the address released by the State Department.
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