US will lead the world again

Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden's choice to be secretary of state, was to vow yesterday that the United States will "outcompete" a rising China while reviving frayed alliances, in a sea change from Donald Trump's go-it-alone "America First" approach.  On the eve of Biden's inauguration, Blinken was set to say at his confirmation hearing that the United States will