The Beijing regime’s “blatant economic coercion” against Australia is one of the three most urgent threats facing the world, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Belgium on March 24, he noted that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses a growing military and non-military threat that can no longer be ignored. “Beijing’s military ambitions are growing by the year,” Blinken said, outlining the first major threat. “Coupled with the realities of modern technology, the challenges that once seemed half a world away are no longer remote. “There’s no question that Beijing’s coercive behavior threatens our collective security and prosperity and that it is actively working to undercut the rules of the international system and the values we and our allies share,” he said, outlining the second major threat. He offered the example of “China’s blatant economic coercion of Australia” as an aggressive nonmilitary action that he …