U.S. President Joe Biden made it clear that he would regain American influence through major changes in foreign policy, including the restoration of relations with the alliance. It has said that it will actively respond to aggression from China and Russia. Reporter Ham Ji-ha reports.
President Joe Biden has repeatedly stressed that the United States is back.
[녹취: 바이든 대통령] “So, is the message I want the world to hear today: America is back. America is back. Diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy. As I said in my inaugural address, we will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again not to meet yesterday’s challenges, but today’s and tomorrow’s.”
In a speech at the State Department on the 4th, President Biden said, “The message I want to tell the world today is that the United States is back and that diplomacy has returned to the center of American foreign policy.”
“As we said in our inaugural speech, we will restore the alliance and once again engage with the world,” he pointed out that this is not for yesterday’s challenge, but for today’s and tomorrow’s challenges.
President Biden also mentions the diplomatic challenges facing the United States, including China and Russia, and says this must also be addressed through relations with the alliance.
[녹취: 바이든 대통령] “American leadership must meet this new moment of advancing authoritarianism including the growing ambitions of China to rival the United States, in the determination of Russia to damage and disrupt our democracy. You must meet the new moment of accelerating global challenges from the pandemic to the climate crisis to nuclear proliferation.”
The US leadership must face a new situation of evolving authoritarianism, such as China’s growing ambition to confront the United States and Russia’s determination to disturb and undermine American democracy.
“We also have a new moment of accelerating, from the global pandemic to the climate crisis and nuclear proliferation,” said President Biden.
“These challenges can only be solved when nations work together and jointly,” said President Biden. “This cannot be done by the United States alone, but should start with diplomacy.”
[녹취: 바이든 대통령] “Challenging will only to be solved by nations working together, and in common. We can’t do it alone. We must start with diplomacy, rooted in America’s most cherished democratic values: Defending Freedom, championing opportunity, upholding universal rights, respecting the rule of law and treating every person with dignity.”
He explained that the diplomacy he mentioned is rooted in the democratic values that the United States cherishes most: defending freedom and advocating opportunities, protecting universal rights, respecting the rule of law, and treating all human beings with dignity.
President Biden revealed that he has spoken with leaders from countries close to the United States such as Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea and Australia over the past few weeks, adding that this was to reshape the way of cooperation and rebuild the strength of the democratic alliance It.
[녹취: 바이든 대통령] ““Over the past two weeks. I spoken with the leaders of many of our closest friends, Canada, Mexico, the UK, Germany, France, NATO, Japan, South Korea Australia to be reforming the habits of cooperation and rebuilding the muscle of democratic alliances that have atrophied over the past few years and neglect and I would argue abuse. America and alliances are our greatest asset.”
“The US and the alliance are our great assets.”
On the other hand, it has made it clear that it will take a strong stance against enemy countries such as China and Russia.
[녹취: 바이든 대통령] “China, we’ll confront China’s economic abuses, counter its aggressive, coercive actions to push back on China’s attack on human rights, intellectual property and global governance.”
To stop China’s attacks on human rights, intellectual property rights, and global influence, we will fight China’s economic infringement and fight aggressive and coercive actions.
He also said that Russia will take a very different stance from its predecessor, and that the days when Russia overturned the United States by intervening in US elections, attacking citizens with cyber and poisons are over, President Biden said.
However, President Biden stressed that he will use a method of diplomacy when dealing with enemies of the United States.
“We will be competing in a position of strength,” he said, adding that he will be ready to cooperate with China, especially when it is in the interests of the United States.
In his speech that day, President Biden also unveiled his specific plans for a specific issue.
For the first time, a national security adviser dedicated to cyber and emerging technologies was appointed to improve US responsiveness and resilience in cyberspace.
In addition, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will lead the U.S. military’s posture review, which will look at whether the U.S. presence is adequately aligned with U.S. foreign policy and national security priorities, Biden explained.
In particular, for the US troops in Germany, which were decided to withdraw some troops during the former Trump administration, they said the plans would be suspended during the inspection period.
Meanwhile, President Biden said in a meeting with State Department officials before his speech that “the United States and diplomacy have returned,” he emphasized that State Department employees are at the center.
President Biden said, “There is a lot of work to be done and a lot of work to be rebuilt,” calling for the cooperation of diplomats from the State Department.
This is Jiha Ham, VOA News.