Retired Adm. Michael Mullen cautioned against the “disaster” that could potentially ensue should the U.S. decouple from China, an opinion contesting others branding diplomatic relations with the U.S. adversary as a threat to national interests.
“If we’re completely apart, there’s no way to have discussions as they build up their military and their [nuclear] capability,” Mullen warned FOX News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday.
“The outcome of that, without any way to connect with each other, I think portends a disaster for the world.”
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U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right. (Getty Images)
Mullen’s remarks came before President Biden is slated to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco this month, and follows White House rhetoric that stressed the importance and mutual benefit of “competition” between the U.S. and…