Blinken lays out US strategy to counter China as rivalry grows

'The Biden administration strategy can be summed up in three words: invest, align, compete,' US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says [Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo]

Washington, DC – Despite the current focus on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China poses the “most serious long-term challenge to the international order”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

In a major speech delivered at George Washington University in Washington, DC on Thursday, Blinken unveiled the United States’ multipronged strategy amid intensifying competition with China.