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| US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on March 16. |
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized China's threats to regional stability during bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday, warning that the United States and Japan would push back if necessary.
Blinken
and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with their counterparts in
Tokyo for a series of bilateral talks and a joint "2+2" session,
marking the first international trip by Biden Cabinet officials.
This
comes just after President Joe Biden met with the leaders of India,
Australia and Japan in a virtual summit on Friday, in his first
multilateral summit as President.
"We
believe in democracy and human rights, the rule of law, because we've
seen how our own countries are stronger because we adhere to those
values. And because they're under threat in many places, including in
this region," Blinken said during a joint news conference in Tokyo,
pointing to the recent military coup and mass protests in Myanmar as an example.
"China uses coercion and aggression to systemically erode autonomy in Hong Kong, undercut democracy in Taiwan, abuse human rights in Xinjiang and Tibet, and assert maritime claims in the South China Sea that violate international law," he added. "We will push back if necessary when China uses coercion or aggression to get its way."
culled from CNN
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