Blinken: US, China in Competition to ‘Shape What Comes Next’

‘Our partners in Asia understand that if you allow aggression to go unchecked anywhere, it becomes a greater threat everywhere,’ Secretary Antony Blinken said.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a foreign policy discussion at the Brookings Institute in Washington on July 1, 2024. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

The United States must work with its allies to overcome communist China’s attempts to remake the international order, according to America’s top diplomat.

The United States must invest in domestic industries and work with its allies to approach all dealings with China “from a position of strength,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a talk at the Brookings Institution think tank on July 1.