Blinken urges China to cease ‘aggressive actions’ in Asia Pacific

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken launched a broadside at China's 'aggressive actions' in the Asia-Pacific today as he began a tour of the region.Joe Biden's administration is seeking to bolster alliances against Beijing which is increasingly seeking to dominate its smaller neighbors - many of whom rely on Washington for defence against China. Speaking in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the first leg of the trip, Blinken vowed to work with allies to 'defend the rules-based order' and that countries should have the right to 'choose their own path'.'That's why there is so much concern - from Northeast Asia to Southeast Asia and…