"Beijing's foreign investments can be coercive and exploitative - using Chinese laborers and contractors instead of local ones, saddling poorer countries with enormous debts, leaving behind shoddy workmanship and fueling corruption."
American diplomat who served as the 71st U.S. secretary of state from 2021 to 2025. He previously held senior foreign policy roles as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security advisor. His public career centers on U.S. diplomacy and international security policy.