[…] We need China to engage on global challenges and assume responsibilities that are in proportion to its size and importance.
We also want to cooperate constructively with China on the big challenges the world is facing – climate change, biodiversity loss, debt sustainability, global health, and disarmament and non-proliferation, to name a few.
Swedish companies have long been present in Asia, including in China, where they have contributed to the development of both local communities and cutting-edge innovation.
We want to continue to promote these exchanges.
We want to uphold trade and ensure that companies can compete on a level playing field.
At the same time, we’re taking steps to defend our economic security. ’De risking’ is not a policy directed against any one country. It simply means being aware of vulnerabilities and reducing dependencies that may have implications for our economies and national security. […]
We know that Asia has held an important place in US policy-making for a long time. We therefore expect that China and the lndo-Pacific will remain central to US policy-making under the next administration as well.
This is obviously something that we take into consideration when we think about our engagement in both the Euro-Atlantic and lndo-Pacific regions. Because it is clear the geopolitical centre of gravity has shifted eastwards. Läs talet