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US, in relative decline, retakes human rights tool to unite allies Yu Jincui Published: Feb 25, 2021 11:02 PM Illustration: Liu Rui/GTUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken recommitted the US to rejoining the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday in a video speech at the UN s top human rights body meeting.  In a statement by the US State Department on the same day, Washington said it is committed to a foreign policy that is centered on the defense of democracy and the protection of human rights.   Three years after former president Donald Trump withdrew the US from the UN Human Rights Council over what his administration called bias against Israel, the Biden administration is seeking election to a seat in the body, scrambling to be a leading voice within the Council. The US decision comes as no surprise. The withdrawal of the US from the council under Trump has been considered by the Biden administration as a move that created a vacuum of US leadership. Putting

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