The White House on Wednesday unveiled a long-overdue national security strategy that seeks to contain China’s rise, while reiterating the importance of working with allies to address challenges facing democratic nations.
The 48-page document, which was delayed by the Ukraine crisis, does not include major shifts in thinking or introduce important new doctrines for Biden’s foreign policy. Instead, he highlights the White House view that US leadership is key to overcoming global threats such as climate change and the rise of authoritarian regimes.
Even after the russian invasion, China represents the most important challenge to the world order, the document states. The United States must win the economic arms race with the superpower if it hopes to maintain its influence around the world, she says.
“The People’s Republic of China harbors the intent and, increasingly, the ability to reshape the international order in favor of one that tilts the global playing field to its advantage, even as the United States remains committed to managing competition between our countries of responsibly,” said national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
The official stressed that the United States must manage the relationship with China while facing a set of transnational challenges that affect people around the world, such as climate change, food insecurity, contagious diseases, terrorism, energy transition and inflation.
Biden still needs to resolve some key foreign policy debates, such as Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods that cost importers billions, and he faces new ones embarrassed by Russia’s actions, including attrition. of relations with Saudi Arabia and India’s dependence on Russian energy.
Sullivan echoed Biden’s comments earlier in the week that the US is “reassessing” its relationship with Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announced last week that it would cut its oil production target despite US objections.
The administration is supposed to send the strategy to Congress at the same time it presents its budget proposal. That happened on March 28.
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