Blinken Aims to Pressure China, Bolster Ukraine on European Trip
- Beijing poses challenge to ‘rules-based order,’ diplomat says
- Secretary of State has meetings in London and Kyiv this week
Antony Blinken
Photographer: Melina Mara/The Washington Post/Bloomberg
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. will defend the “rules-based” global order as he prepares for meetings in the U.K. and Ukraine, part of an effort to keep U.S. allies united against China and show support for a crucial ally in the face of Russian aggression.
“Our purpose is not to contain China, to hold it back, to keep it down,” Blinken said in a interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” last week that aired on Sunday. “It is to uphold this rules-based order that China is posing a challenge to. Anyone who poses a challenge to that order, we’re going to stand up and defend it.”