In a speech on National security Strategy, US President Donald Trump called China and Russia "rival forces." Both states challenged US, it was about America's power, influence, and interests, Trump said in Washington. China and Russia are determined to make economy less free and equitable, to increase ir forces, and to control information and data to suppress ir societies and expand ir influence.
He reiterated his policy of last few months: phasing out of "bad and unfair, jobvernichtenden agreements", Transpacific agreement and Paris climate agreement, he called correctly. "Economic security is national security," Trump said. Peace can only be maintained through strength. He announced far-reaching tax relief and deregulation.
Trump thus clearly opposes his predecessors. The last such strategy document, prepared by President Obama in 2015, declared climate change an "urgent and growing threat to our national security." Without calling Obama by name, Trump criticized his foreign policy: "Our leaders have spent many years nation building abroad, and are missing out on creating jobs in country." Even Obama's Afghanistan strategy, for example, calling troop deductions, Trump criticized: "We won't tell our enemies what we're up to."
Trump's speech reflects Republican's America-first strategy and puts a strong focus on economy. Overall, strategy is based on four pillars: protection of US homeland, promotion of American prosperity and economic security, peacekeeping by military force and an increase in American influence in world.
Trump also criticized United States allies. Some of m, including ' very wealthy countries ', did not give enough for security, Trump said in his half-hour keynote speech. It also alludes to NATO allies ' self-agreement to spend two percent of gross domestic product on armaments.
US presidents are required by law to explain ir security strategy at intervals. According to information from White House, Trump was intensively involved in drafting of document.
Date Of Update: 19 December 2017, 12:02
