US don't want to see conflict with China: Top White House official

[beijingwalker]

US don't want to see conflict with China: Top White House official​

Updated: 18 Dec 2022, 07:01 AM
Despite acknowledging the security challenges posed by China, John Kirby, US National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications, has stated that Washington doesn't want to see a conflict with Beijing.

"China also has continued to change the security environment around the world. Now, as you've heard us say, we look at China as a strategic competitor. We don't want to see conflict with China," said John Kirby, National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications in an interview with American broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) on December 16.

White House official's comments on China come as the State Department launched the new Office of China Coordination to help manage competition between Washington and Beijing.

"And yet, we have to be ready for the security challenges that China has posed in the information environment in 2022, including their efforts to achieve a new normal with respect to Taiwan in the wake of recent activity there in Taiwan," he added.
On Friday, US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken presided over the launch of the new Office of China Coordination, informally known as China House. China House will ensure the US government is able to responsibly manage our competition with the People's Republic of China (PRC) and advance our vision for an open, inclusive international system.

The statement said that China House brings together a group of China experts from throughout the State Department to work on security, economic, technological, diplomatic and strategic issues. The statement added that improved coordination will result in more consistent State Department policy and better position the US to more deeply engage with allies and partners.

Addressing a press conference on Thursday, US State Department's Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said the Biden administration has launched the China House because the US recognizes the scale and scope and stakes of strategic competition with the People's Republic of China.

"We launched China House because we recognize that the scale and scope and stakes of strategic competition with the People's Republic of China (PRC) require us to think, collaborate and act in new ways. It will be integrated departed wide center empowered to lead in the development and implementation of China policy," he said.

"China House is the key part of Secretary Blinken's modernization agenda that will help our diplomats meet the challenges of the 21st century," he added.

Earlier in May, Blinken announced the creation of China House, calling it a department-wide, integrated team that would coordinate and implement US policy across issues and regions.

"I'm determined to give the State Department and our diplomats the tools that they need to meet this challenge head on as part of my modernization agenda. This includes building a China House - a department-wide integrated team that will coordinate and implement our policy across issues and regions, working with Congress as needed," he had said.

US don't want to see conflict with China: Top White House official

His comments on China come as the State Department launched the new Office of China Coordination on Friday to help manage competition between Washington and Beijing.

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[serenity]

lol the back and forth, yes and no people.

Time to demand more from them then. They don't want to see conflict yet acting like they do so why not push for more friendly gestures rather than full fledged economic war for about a decade.

 

[Dungeness]

"China also has continued to change the security environment around the world. Now, as you've heard us say, we look at China as a strategic competitor. We don't want to see conflict with China,"

lol, we will corner you, crucify you, strangle you, "but we don't want to see conflict with you"!

 

[etylo]

Who is going to believe Americans BS words, watch their actions, they are arming Taiwan, stockpiling weaponary supplies on Taiwan and sending political and military officers to Taiwan to control the operations of Taiwanese gov and military, Americans are clearly preparing confrontation, conflict and possible war with China on the strait. Actions speak much louder than words.

 

[Sam6536]

Well duh
Nobody wants a conflict in the current day and age.

 

[Ali_Baba]

USA does not want conflictg with China - but USA wants all its "allies" and "proxies" to have conflicts with China instead ???? Kind of how the previous cold war played out through various proxies ( with India taking the place of Pakistan, for India to be used against China in a rerun of the the USA->Pakistan->Soviet union to USA->India-> China play .. )