President Biden of the United States has announced that he will set up a new special working team within the Pentagon to consider strategies for China, saying that a new strategy is needed to counter China.
President Biden visited the Pentagon for the first time since taking office on the 10th and instructed soldiers and Pentagon officials.
In this, President Biden cited China as a new issue for the United States to review its response, saying, "We need to respond to the growing challenge from China in order to protect peace and the national interests of the United States in the Indo-Pacific and the world." Said.
On top of that, President Biden announced that he would set up a new special working team in the province to consider strategies for China.
The special working team will propose a new China strategy to Secretary of Defense Austin within the next few months.
"We need government-wide efforts, cross-partisan parliamentary cooperation and strong alliances, which will allow us to meet the challenges of China and win future competition," Biden said of the new strategy. He said that it is necessary to strengthen relations with allies such as Japan under the new strategy.
In a diplomatic speech on the 4th of this month, President Biden will position China as the "most important competitor" and will compete in economics, security, human rights, etc., while also seeking cooperation with climate change in mind. He is showing his thoughts, and the new strategy is likely to have a profound impact on Japan.