The United States won't force allies to choose between Beijing and Washington, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to say in his NATO speech on Wednesday.
"Countries can work with China where possible," Blinken was to say when he addresses NATO allies and partners. According to excerpts of the speech, the U.S. official noted that climate change was an area where cooperation was necessary.
"We know that our allies have complex relationships with China that won't always align perfectly with ours. But we need to navigate these challenges together," he was set to say.
Blinken will still claim China as a "threat," and is expected to call on the EU to join hands with the U.S. to counter China's "aggressive actions."
Earlier this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has made strong responses to the so-called issues of "allies".
The U.S. and some so-called allies of it cannot represent the international community, said Hua Chunying, a spokesperson from the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday.
The fact is, the overwhelming majority of countries don't take the U.S. as the international community, its values as international values, or its opinion as international opinion. They don't recognize rules made by a small number of countries as international rules, Hua said.