'America is back' - Biden touts muscular foreign policy in first diplomatic speech


  • World
  • Friday, 05 Feb 2021

FILE PHOTO: An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter launches during flight operations aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the South China Sea July 17, 2020. Picture taken July 17, 2020. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Codie L. Soule/Handout via REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday promised a new era after the scattershot foreign policy of his predecessor, Donald Trump, declaring "America is back" on the global stage in his first diplomatic address as president.

In his speech, Biden signaled aggressive approaches to China and Russia, urged Myanmar's military leaders to halt their coup, and declared an end to U.S. support for a Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen.

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