Sec. 1262. Statement of policy on cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region
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It is the policy of the United States— to strengthen alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region and Europe and with like-minded countries around the globe to effectively compete with the People’s Republic of China; and to work in collaboration with such allies and partners— to address significant diplomatic, economic, and military challenges posed by the People’s Republic of China; to deter the People’s Republic of China from pursuing military aggression; to promote the peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in accordance with international law; to promote private sector-led long-term economic development while countering efforts by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to leverage predatory economic practices as a means of political and economic coercion in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond; to promote the values of democracy and human rights, including through efforts to end the repression by the Chinese Communist Party of political dissidents and Uyghurs and other ethnic Muslim minorities, Tibetan Buddhists, Christians, and other minorities; to respond to the crackdown by the Chinese Communist Party, in contravention of the commitments made under the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Basic Law of Hong Kong, on the legitimate aspirations of the people of Hong Kong; and to counter the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to spread disinformation in the People’s Republic of China and beyond with respect to the response of the Chinese Communist Party to COVID–19.