Biden says U.S. in competition with China to "win 21st century"

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday underscored the increasing rivalry with China in his first speech to Congress since taking office in January, saying that his country needs to "win the 21st century" competition such as through massive domestic investment.While showing his determination to defend U.S. interests "across the board," Biden emphasized that a conflict with China is not the intention of the United States and that it will maintain "a strong military presence" in the Indo-Pacific to prevent a conflict.The 78-year-old president's prime-time speech was conducted on the eve of the…READ FULL ARTICLE