Will ensure that US, not China, sets int'l agenda: White House
The Biden Administration has said that by restoring US credibility and reasserting forward-looking global leadership, it will ensure that America, not a more assertive and authoritarian China, sets the international agenda, working alongside countries like India to shape new norms and agreements globally that advance its interests and reflect its values.
The comments were made in the Biden administration's Interim National Security Strategic Guidance released on Wednesday. It lays "out a vision for how the US can seize what we view as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to renew America's advantages at home and abroad," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. The Guidance, she said, is designed to communicate the administration's strategic approach and central priorities for national security policy.
"It describes the changed strategic landscape the US faces today and affirms our enduring core national interests, including protecting the security of the American people, expanding economic prosperity and opportunity, and realising and defending the democratic values at the heart of the American way of life," Psaki said.
In its interim National Security Guidance, the White
House said that this agenda will strengthen its enduring advantages, and allow it to prevail in strategic competition with China or any other nation. "The most effective way for America to out-compete a more assertive and authoritarian China over the long-term is to invest in our people, our economy, and our democracy," it said.
"By restoring US credibility and reasserting forwardlooking global leadership, we will ensure that America, not China, sets the international agenda, working alongside others to shape new global norms and agreements that advance our interests and reflect our values."
By bolstering and defending our unparalleled network of allies and partners, and making smart defense investments, we will also deter Chinese aggression and counter threats to our collective security, prosperity, and democratic way of life," the Guidance said.
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