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President Donald Trump has neglected to mention climate change in his new national security strategy that paints China and Russia as competitors that want to realign global power in their interests.  In another departure from his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump has removed climate change as a global threat in his new national security strategy – a plan that prioritises economic and military might and paints China and Russia as competitors that want to realign global power in their interests. 
“America is in the game, and America is going to win,” he said in a speech introducing his approach. “America is in the game, and America is going to win,” he said in a speech introducing his approach. 
The remarks were largely a reiteration of his America First doctrine. The remarks were largely another reiteration of his “America First” doctrine, which emphasises national sovereignty and the economic implications of global engagement. Officials have said the core principles of the strategy have already been put into practice. 
“We also face rival powers, Russia and China, that seek to challenge American influence, values, and wealth,” Mr Trump said. ”We will attempt to build a great partnership with those and other countries, but in a manner that always protects our national interest.”
He then noted how Russian President Vladimir Putin had called him the previous day to thank America for intelligence the CIA had provided regarding a planned terror attack in St Petersburg. 
“Many people, perhaps in the thousands, could have been killed,” Mr Trump said. ”There were able to apprehend these terrorists before the event, with no loss of life.  And that’s a great thing, and the way it’s supposed to work.  That is the way it’s supposed to work.”
He continued: “But while we seek such opportunities of cooperation, we will stand up for ourselves, and we will stand up for our country like we have never stood up before.” 
Both China and Russia have sought to “change the status quo”, according to Trump administration officials, in a manner that the US opposes and that could challenge American interests. As examples, an official cited Chinese military expansion and island-building in the South China Sea and Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.
Mr Trump removed climate change from the global threats listed in his strategy, which the Obama administration had first included in its own version in 2015. 
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