Washington : US President Joe Biden delivered his first diplomatic speech on Thursday. In this, he announced “America is Back”, giving a strong message to China from the global stage. President Biden said that the US would directly face the challenges posed by China, but at the same time, it would not shy away from working closely with Beijing in the interest of the country.
“We will fight economic exploitation by China, take punitive action to reduce China’s attack on human rights, intellectual property and global governance,” Biden said while addressing Foreign Ministry employees at the ‘Foggy Bottom’ headquarters. Giving an indication of how his administration’s policy regarding China would be, he said that when it comes to the interest of America, we are also ready to work together with Beijing. We will work with our partners and partners to improve the situation within the country by reshaping our role in international institutions, regaining our credibility and moral authority.
“That’s why we started working to restore US involvement on the international stage and get into a leadership position to catalyze global action on shared challenges,” said Biden. Prior to this, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters that his priority was not to gain access to Goldman Sachs (investment banking) in China.
He said, “Our priority is to deal with China’s economic exploitation, which is affecting American jobs and American workers.”