In one of his last public appearances before leaving the White House next week, Vice President Mike Pence urged the Biden government to exercise “perpetual vigilance”, especially with regard to US-China relations.
“While a new U.S. government is preparing to take office, it is good for Americans to remember that the price of freedom is perpetual vigilance,” Pence told Naval Air Station sailors Lemoore on Saturday. “And a free and open Indo-Pacific is essential to our prosperity, our security and the vitality of freedom in the world.”
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Pence’s comments come days after the Trump administration declassified the US strategy to tackle the growing threat between China and countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
The strategy aims to strengthen military institutions in India, Japan, South Korea and Australia to help the US counter China’s growing dominance, Air Force Magazine reported earlier this week.
In addition to the documents released, Robert O’Brien, national security adviser, said that China was “putting increasing pressure on the Indo-Pacific countries to subject their freedom and sovereignty to a ‘common destiny’ proposed by the Chinese Communist Party. word. ‘
O’Brien said the goal of pushing back against China was to help allied nations in the region, “who share the values and aspirations of a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
Pence said on Saturday that China was “determined” to spread its dominance in the region through “military problems and dead diplomacy”.
Relations between the United States and China have deteriorated significantly under the Trump administration in recent years, with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, China’s efforts to curb Hong Kong’s autonomy and the trade war between the United States and China.
Friday was the anniversary of the historic trade agreement signed by the US and China on 15 January 2020. It sought to lower US tariffs in exchange for China’s promise to buy at least $ 200 billion worth of US goods.
Biden has vowed to restore US relations with the international community, which he says were hampered under Trump’s ‘America first’ approach.
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He plans to return to the Paris climate agreement, reverse Iranian sanctions, strengthen US-NATO ties and reverse the decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization.
But how Biden plans to handle China is unlikely to differ much from Trump’s.
Biden is expected to focus on tackling the coronavirus in the US, strengthening the economy and promoting US climate initiatives, while reversing international policies he can more easily advocate.
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While it is unclear whether the Department of Defense will see declines in military spending under the new government, it is unlikely they will see ever-increasing increases under Trump.
“I urge the incoming government to continue and do what we have done, to stand up against Chinese aggression and trade abuse,” Pence said, concluding one of his last speeches as vice president. “Stand up for a free and open Indo-Pacific and put America and our freedom-loving allies first.”