Simone McCarthy
Minutes after top diplomat Marco Rubio proclaimed that the United States and Europe “belong together” in a conciliatory speech at the Munich Security Conference, his Chinese counterpart took to the stage with his own pitch. “China and the EU are partners, not rivals,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his audience, speaking from the same stage Saturday.
“As long as we firmly grasp this point, we will be able to make the right choices in the face of challenges, prevent the international community from moving toward division and promote the continuous progress of human civilization.” The Rubio-Wang double bill came as an overhaul of US foreign policy has shaken up America’s longstanding bonds with Western allies, who now openly declare that the era of US-backed global security and rules is over.
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