"We must prepare together for long-term strategic competition with China," POTUS says.

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Natasha Bertrand
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Feb 19, 2021
POTUS reiterates full commitment to NATO and Article 5, and says "we are at an inflection point" between those who argue that autocracy is best way forward, "and those that understand that democracy is essential" to meeting challenges. "I believe ...that democracy will prevail."

Natasha Bertrand
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"We must prepare together for long-term strategic competition with China," POTUS says. "Competition with China is going to be stiff. That's what I believe, and that's what I welcome."

But, Biden says, "everyone must play by the same rules." Turning to Russia, POTUS says "Putin seeks to weaken the European project and our NATO alliance...because it's easier for the Kremlin to bully individual states." Reiterates it is "vital" to defend Ukraine's sovereignty.

Natasha Bertrand
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Climate change is "a global existential crisis," POTUS says. On Earth Day, he says he will host a leaders summit to drive ambitious action among the leading emitters.

On Iran, POTUS says he wants to work with P5+1 on the nuclear deal while also addressing "Iran's destabilizing activities across the Middle East"