# Rubio calls for revival of the ‘Western spirit’; expert explains democratic values and US competition with China and Russia

https://mins.news/en/video/92104

- VOA Chinese, 2026-10-08 20:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKsc36Mw2eA

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke in Athens on October 7, stressing Western civilization and democratic values. He urged Western allies to resist civilizational decline and unite amid a new round of great-power competition. Expert Yao-Yuan Yeh discussed the traits of the “Western spirit,” how the US views its role, and democracy’s place in its competition with China and Russia.

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