Blinken says global order must survive China, but no 'Cold War'

US President Joe Biden, who has sought to unite like-minded nations on China, meets in Tokyo with the "Quad" leaders of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday for vigorous competition with China to preserve the existing global order but said the United States did not seek a "Cold War."

But he said that defending the global order, including international law and agreements, would "make it possible for all countries -- including the United States and China -- to coexist and cooperate."