The president has said we see China as the adversary it is. We are prepared to compete with the Chinese, and we are [prepared], when necessary, to confront the Chinese. And that’s what we’re doing. And that’s what we will continue to do to ensure that our national interests are always at the forefront.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Linda Thomas-Greenfield (born 1952) is an American diplomat who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in the United States Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs from 2013 to 2017. She is a senior counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group in Washington, D.C. President-elect Joe Biden has announced he intends to nominate her as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and include her in the National Security Council and cabinet.

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