Blinken to say China strategy is about rules-based order, not ‘new Cold War’

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By Michael Martina and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States does not seek to sever China from the global economy, but wants Beijing to adhere to international rules, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to say in a long-awaited speech on Thursday. “This is not about a new Cold War. This is not about dividing the world into rigid ideological blocks,” a senior U.S. administration official told reporters in a briefing call in advance of the speech outlining the U.S. strategy to deal with China’s rise as a great power. “It is about upholding and, just as importantly…

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