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U.N. chief warns against 'great fracture' in U.S.-China relations

The U.N. chief opened the U.N. General Assembly with a plea for U.S.-China unity to prevent war and fight climate change.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres with U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, center, speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at U.N. headquarters (AN/Shealah Craighead)

UNITED NATIONS (AN) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres opened the U.N. General Assembly's high-level gathering with a plea for U.S.-China unity while pushing his top priorities of fighting climate change and preventing more war.

Guterres, who rose from Socialist Party leadership to become Portugal's prime minister before ascending the U.N.'s ranks, warned in his annual "state of the world" address on Tuesday that the world is splintering into factions allied with either the United States or China.

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