US Wants to ‘De-Risk,’ Not Decouple, From China, Biden Aide Says
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Jake Sullivan
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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the Biden administration is working to “de-risk,” not “decouple,” from China, making the case that the administration’s industrial strategy is crucial to competing with its geopolitical rival.
“De-risking fundamentally means having resilient effective supply chains, and ensuring we cannot be subject to the coercion of any other country,” Sullivan said Thursday in remarks at the Brookings Institution in Washington that the White House billed as a major economic address.