US President Joe Biden, in his first speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, will make it clear that the United States is not looking to pursue a "new Cold War" with any country, the White House has said.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked about United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recent remarks where he asked the US and China to repair their relationship to avoid a potential Cold War.
"The president's and this administration's view is that our relationship with China is one not of conflict but of competition. So, we wouldn't agree with the characterization of the relationship, Psaki said.
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Guterres had stated that the US and China should cooperate on climate and negotiate on trade and technology despite persisting political fissures about human rights, economics, online security and sovereignty in the South China Sea.
"Tomorrow, the president will deliver a speech at the UN General Assembly. He will make it absolutely clear that he is not looking to pursue in future a new Cold War with any country. We will continue to pursue our interests. We will continue to lift global priorities, but that is not the objective or the policy of the United States," the White House said.