US will not leave Australia alone to face China coercion - Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that the United States would not leave Australia alone in the face of economic coercion from China, and that such behavior toward US allies would hamper improvement in US-Sino relations.

Washington has repeatedly criticised what it says are Beijing's attempts to bully neighbors with competing interests, and US President Joe Biden has sought to bolster ties with allies in the Indo-Pacific to counter China's growing power...