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Blinken Backs Tough Approach to China, Says Will Work With GOP William Mauldin and Michael R. Gordon 7-8 minutes
WASHINGTON=97President-elect Joe Biden=92s pick for secretary of state backed a tough approach to China and found common ground with Republicans on issues ranging from Israel to Venezuela, hinting at a more unified approach to foreign policy in the next four years.
Antony Blinken, who served as deputy secretary of state during the Obama administration, agreed with GOP senators in his confirmation hearing that previous optimistic approaches to China were flawed and backed the tougher approach=97if not the tactics=97that President Trump adopted.
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=93There was a broad consensus that economic liberalization in China would lead to political liberalization=97that did not happen,=94 Mr. Blinken said. =93There is no doubt that [China] poses the most significant challenge of any nation-state in the world to the United States.=94
Mr. Blinken said that there are cooperative aspects to the relationship with China, and aides to Mr. Biden have suggested they could work with Beijing on curbing climate change and some other issues.
Yet Mr. Blinken said he supports Tuesday=92s finding by Mike Pompeo, the current secretary of state, that China has committed genocide in Xinjiang with its policies toward the Uighur ethnic group; he backed military and global diplomatic support for Taiwan as it faces pressure from Beijing; he questioned the future of Hong Kong as a center for global businesses; and he echoed President Trump and others in criticizing China for misleading the world about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, contributing to its spread.
=93 =91There was a broad consensus that economic liberalization in China would lead to political liberalization=97that did not happen.=92 =94
=97 Antony Blinken, nominee for secretary of state.
Beyond China, Mr. Blinken agreed with GOP senators about a series of issues ranging from Russia=92s aggressive moves in Eastern Europe to the deals that the Trump administration brokered for Arab states to recognize Israel.
As a former staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee under Mr. Biden, Mr. Blinken benefits from broad respect from members of the panel, which is still known for bipartisan positions. During a break, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) exchanged a friendly elbow bump with Mr. Blinken after Mr. Blinken agreed with him on a litany of policy views.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) probed Mr. Blinken on Cuba and Venezuela, and Mr. Blinken said he supports the Trump administration=92s recognition of Juan Guaid=F3 as Venezuela=92s democratically elected leader. More targeted sanctions might be a way to put more pressure on the regime of Nicol=E1s Maduro, Mr. Blinken said.
Much of the disagreement was about past positions taken by the Obama administration, and several GOP senators sharply criticized that administration=92s intervention in Libya and the nuclear deal with Iran. Both the top Democrat and Republican on the committee won a commitment from Mr. Blinken to consult the committee closely on efforts related to Iran=92s nuclear program.
Mr. Blinken said Iran would represent a greater threat if it wields nuclear weapons or reaches the threshold of using nuclear weapons, and he said the Biden administration would seek to move toward a =93longer and stronger=94 agreement with Iran. The next steps would depend on what happens with Iran, Mr. Blinken said, without elaborating on plans for engaging with Tehran.
=93President Biden is committed to the proposition that Iran will not acquire a nuclear weapon,=94 Mr. Blinken said.
Mr. Blinken also declined to offer detailed prescriptions for addressing other thorny problems. Asked about the duration of any renewal of the New START nuclear arms agreement with Russia, Mr. Blinken said he would observe the tradition of =93one president at a time=94 and declined to discuss what actions Mr. Biden might take when he becomes president. =93It=92s certainly in our national interest to extend it,=94 he said.
=91Personnel Is Policy=92: Four Themes Emerge as Biden Selects Team
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=91Personnel Is Policy=92: Four Themes Emerge as Biden Selects Team As President-elect Joe Biden works to fill key roles in his administration, WSJ=92s Gerald F. Seib outlines four characteristics of the prospective team. Photo: Laura Kammermann
Similarly, Mr. Blinken addressed North Korea=92s nuclear program but didn=92t specify plans for addressing it other than helping with a review in the incoming administration.
Mr. Blinken said he would work closely with U.S. allies and international organizations on global programs. Mr. Trump frequently criticized United Nations agencies and U.S. alliances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Democrats have criticized Mr. Pompeo, a former congressman considered a GOP prospect for future political office, for events and speeches tied to religion and politics. Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.) warned Mr. Blinken against attending Democratic political events, and Mr. Blinken said he would work hard to keep the State Department outside politics.
Mr. Blinken, who has several diplomats in his family, said he would work to reinvigorate the State Department by supporting and investing in staff members at home and abroad.
He said he would review some last-minute policies enacted by Mr. Pompeo, including the designation of the Houthi group in Yemen as a terrorist organization.
The Senate usually seeks to confirm top national-security officials who aren=92t widely opposed within a day or so of a new president=92s inauguration, but the Georgia Senate runoffs, Capitol Hill riot and the planned change in party leadership in the Senate have delayed progress for Mr. Blinken and other Biden picks. -- =
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