{"id":62075,"date":"2021-03-25T02:22:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T02:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/25\/us-europe-nato-close-ranks-to-counter-aggressive-china\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:57:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:57:37","slug":"us-europe-nato-close-ranks-to-counter-aggressive-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/03\/25\/us-europe-nato-close-ranks-to-counter-aggressive-china\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Europe, NATO close ranks to counter \u2018aggressive\u2019 China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BRUSSELS \u2014 The United States and European countries are closing ranks to respond to what the U.S. calls \u201caggressive and coercive\u201d behavior by China, days after the U.S. and its allies launched coordinated sanctions against Chinese officials accused of rights abuses in the far-western Xinjiang region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that he wants to work with the U.S.\u2019s partners on \u201chow to advance our shared economic interests and to counter some of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/16\/japan-us-officials-share-their-challenges-with-china-in-tokyo-talks\/\" target=_blank>China\u2019s aggressive and coercive actions<\/a>, as well as its failures, at least in the past, to uphold its international commitments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/16\/japan-us-officials-share-their-challenges-with-china-in-tokyo-talks\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/51042551603_1fcab997c6_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Japan, US officials share their challenges with China in Tokyo talks<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration is committed to work with U.S. allies and those in the region as they face challenges from China and its ally North Korea, which is pursuing an illicit nuclear weapons program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blinken agreed in talks with senior European Union officials on the launch of what EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell described as an EU-U.S. dialogue on China \u201cto discuss the full range of related challenges and opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe share an assessment of China\u2019s role as a partner, as a competitor, and a systemic rival,\u201d Borrell told reporters after their meeting in Brussels, where Blinken has been underlining the importance that alliances and international partnerships play for the Biden administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, at NATO headquarters, Blinken said \u201cwhen we are acting together, we are much stronger and much more effective than if any single one of us is doing it alone.\u201d He noted that alone the U.S. accounts for about 25 percent of global GDP, but up to 60 percent with its allies in Europe and Asia. \u201cThat\u2019s a lot harder for Beijing to ignore,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, the U.S., EU, Britain and Canada imposed asset freezes and travel bans on a group of officials in Xinjiang. China retaliated by slapping sanctions on 10 Europeans, including lawmakers and academics, and four institutions. Beijing said they had damaged China\u2019s interests and \u201cmaliciously spread lies and disinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initially, China denied the existence of camps detaining Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang but has since described them as centers to provide job training and to re-educate those exposed to extremists. Chinese officials deny all charges of human rights abuses there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blinken said at NATO that Beijing\u2019s retaliatory sanctions \u201cmake it all the more important that we stand firm and stand together, or risk sending the message that bullying works.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But views on the way that business and trade should play out differ across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU is China\u2019s biggest trading partner but they are also economic competitors. As Beijing has become more assertive in recent years, the 27-nation bloc has struggled to balance its commercial interests with a country that it sees as \u201ca systemic rival\u201d and has human rights concerns about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two sealed a major investment agreement in December giving European businesses about the same level of market access in China as those from the United States. It was announced just weeks before President Joe Biden took office and raised some concerns that the Europeans were undercutting Biden\u2019s leverage as he looked to take a tougher line on China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Blinken said \u201cthe United States won\u2019t force our allies into an \u2018us-or-them\u2019 choice with China.\u201d He warned of Beijing\u2019s threatening behavior, but said \u201cthat doesn\u2019t mean countries can\u2019t work with China where possible, for example on challenges like climate change and health security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In terms of China\u2019s military aggressiveness, Blinken noted its \u201cefforts to threaten freedom of navigation, to militarize the South China Sea, to target countries throughout<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/17\/us-south-korea-alliance-has-never-been-more-important-says-defense-secretary-austin\/\" target=_blank> the Indo-Pacific<\/a> with increasingly sophisticated military capabilities. Beijing\u2019s military ambitions are growing by the year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1379\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21083426165580.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21083426165580.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21083426165580.jpg.jpg?resize=300,207 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21083426165580.jpg.jpg?resize=768,530 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21083426165580.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,706 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21083426165580.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1059 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, March 24, 2021. 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