US President Donald Trump boasted, Tuesday, January 19, of having "united" the world against China and of not having launched a new war during his tenure, during a farewell speech.
"We have revitalized our alliances and united the nations of the world to face China like never before," he said, according to excerpts from the speech, which will be released soon, according to the White House.
"I am particularly proud to be the first president in decades not to have started a new war", also boasted the Republican billionaire.
Donald Trump's unilateralism called into question
Donald Trump "was right" to have a "firmer position against China", reacted on Tuesday Antony Blinken, the future Secretary of State to President-elect of the United States Joe Biden, while marking his " disagreement "on the strategy of the Republican billionaire" on many points ".
Antony Blinken, however, felt that this firmness should be based on a different diplomacy compared to the unilateralism he criticized the Republican government.
"We must face China from a position of strength, not of weakness," he pleaded, assuring that this involved "working with the allies instead of denigrating them, participating in and leading international institutions. rather than disengage from it ".
In addition, the future Secretary of State of Joe Bien said he shared the accusation of "genocide" perpetrated by China against Uyghur Muslims, made public by the outgoing administration of Donald Trump on the last full day of his mandate.
"This is also my opinion", declared Antony Blinken during a parliamentary hearing to a senator, who asked him if he was okay with evoking a "genocide".
With AFP
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