On tour in Asia, the Biden administration seeks to create a united front against China
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin upon his arrival in Tokyo on March 15, 2021. AFP - SYLVIE LANTEAUME
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U.S. Secretaries of State Antony Blinken and Defense Lloyd Austin are due to meet their counterparts in Japan on Tuesday March 16.
In their Asian tour, the heads of American diplomacy and defense want to reconnect with their allies after the tumultuous diplomacy of Donald Trump, but also to face the Chinese threat, as the two ministers wrote in an editorial. .
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Anne Corpet
"
Our combined strength makes us stronger when we need to repel aggression and threats from China,
" Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin wrote in
a column published in the
Washington Post
the day they
arrived in Tokyo
.
"
Together, we will hold
China to account
when it
violates human rights
or
claims maritime rights in the China Sea
," said the two ministers before concluding:
If we do not act decisively and that we do not take the lead, Beijing will
.
"
Behind the desire to reconnect with allies neglected, even offended under the Trump era, the new administration thus clearly confirms its intention to organize a common front against Beijing.
Containing Chinese influence in the region was already on the agenda last week
at the virtual summit that brought together Australia, Japan, India and the United States
.
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