Blinken, in Indonesia, Stresses Soft Power to Counter China

By artappraiser on Tue, 12/14/2021 - 5:17pm |

In a soft-power pitch delivered in Jakarta, Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged to strengthen relations with Indo-Pacific nations, making the case that the U.S. is a better bet as a partner than China, the regional heavyweight. https://t.co/jQdEBGr2WA
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) December 14, 2021

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/world/asia/blinken-indonesia-china.html

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We have a new U.S. strategy for Asia!

Tony Blinken just outlined five pillars in Indonesia:

1) Advance free and open Indo-Pacific

2) Forge stronger connections

3) Promote broad-based prosperity

4) Build more resilient region

5) Bolster securityhttps://t.co/TAz2JcFegL
— Zack Cooper (@ZackCooper) December 14, 2021

"Just a day after joining his G7 colleagues in issuing the blunt demand for Russia to step back from military escalation...Blinken began a 48-hr visit to Indonesia with his plane parking in the shadow of Putin national security adviser Nikolay Patrushev." https://t.co/P2QwJth5sK
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) December 13, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/14/2021 - 5:19pm

Blinken, in Indonesia, Stresses Soft Power to Counter China

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