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US led the world in exposing ‘horrific’ abuses in Xinjiang: Pompeo

17Jan

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US led the world in exposing ‘horrific’ abuses in Xinjiang: Pompeo

The outgoing US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Saturday said that the United States led the world in exposing the “horrific” rights abuses in Xinjiang province of China and imposed sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party’s officials.Taking to Twitter, Pompeo lauded America’s efforts in bringing up the Uyghur issue to the forefront, saying America halted imports of products made with forced labour and gave Uyghur women a platform to tell the world about their families who were disappeared by the Chinese Communist Party.“We led the world in exposing the horrific abuses in Xinjiang. Imposed sanctions on CCP officials, halted imports of products made with forced labor, and so much more. When the world averts its eyes, America speaks up, and acts,” Pompeo tweeted.“We also gave courageous

US designates NACPU as Chinese Foreign Mission

31Oct

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US designates NACPU as Chinese Foreign Mission

The National Association for China’s Peaceful Unification (NACPU) has been designated as a foreign mission of China by the US now, with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo adding that the NACPU is another arm of the Chinese Communist Party.“The United Front Work Department (UFWD) is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organ tasked with co-opting and neutralizing threats to the party’s rule and spreading its influence and propaganda overseas. The CCP regards this party apparatus as a “magic weapon” to advance Beijing’s policies,” Pompeo said in a statement by the State Department.“The Department of State designated a UFWD-controlled organization – the National Association for China’s Peaceful Unification (NACPU) – as a foreign mission of the PRC under the U.S. Foreign Missions Act. The goal

Time for China to stop its unsustainable fishing practices: Pompeo

21Aug

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Time for China to stop its unsustainable fishing practices: Pompeo

Extending support to Ecuador, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has slammed China for incessantly violating the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of coastal states."It is time for China to stop its unsustainable fishing practices, rule-breaking, and willful environmental degradation of the oceans. We stand with Ecuador and call on Beijing to stop engaging in illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing," Pompeo said in a Twitter post.Pompeo's recent remarks came after Western media reported on 260 China-flagged vessels fishing nearing Ecuador's Galapagos marine reserve, which was seen as causing environmental degradationIn a separate statement, the US Department of State said: "The People's Republic of China subsidizes the world's largest commercial fishing fleet, which routinely violat...

US shutting China’s Houston consulate aimed at reducing Beijing’s espionage

15Aug

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US shutting China’s Houston consulate aimed at reducing Beijing’s espionage

A former American intelligence official has said that by shutting down the Chinese consulate in Houston, the US is likely making it an example in order to achieve its goal of a reduction in Beijing’s espionage activities without taking even harsher measures, such as shuttering its San Francisco or New York consulates.“San Francisco is the real gem but the US will not close it,” the official said.In July, the US had asked China to close its Houston consulate to “protect American intellectual property and Americans’ private information,” White House National Security Council spokesperson John Ullyot said in a statement.In a tit-for-tat response, Beijing ordered the shutting down of the US consulate in Chengdu.The developments come at a time when ties between US-China are at an all-time low o

South China Sea is not China’s maritime empire, says Pompeo backing ASEAN

6Aug

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South China Sea is not China’s maritime empire, says Pompeo backing ASEAN

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) statement calling out China to resolve the South China Sea dispute in line with the international law was welcomed by the United States with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo tweeting about it.“The United States welcomes ASEAN Leaders’ insistence that South China Sea disputes be resolved in line with international law, including UNCLOS (United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea). China cannot be allowed to treat the SCS as its maritime empire. We will have more to say on this topic soon,” Pompeo wrote on Twitter.After the 36th ASEAN summit, a joint statement was issued by the members of ASEAN expressing concerns over the current situation in the South China Sea.The bloc leaders stressed the importance of maintaining and promotin

US says Chinese fugitive researcher taken into its custody, was part of espionage network

5Aug

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US says Chinese fugitive researcher taken into its custody, was part of espionage network

United States government officials have revealed that the Chinese fugitive researcher, who had been hiding in the Chinese consulate in San Francisco following visa fraud allegations is now in custody.Tang Juan, the scientist who said that she was focusing on biology, "was a fugitive from justice until last night," a senior Justice Department official said. While Tang has been charged, the circumstances of her arrest were unclear. However, she has not been charged with espionage.The development came hours before the US' deadline for China to shut down its consulate in Houston, leading to a retaliatory move from Beijing by demanding Washington to shutter its consulate in Chengdu.In July, prosecutors said that Tang hid her connection to the Chinese military for entering the US, by lying to fe...

Pompeo calls for ‘free and fair’ Hong Kong Legislative Council election

24Jul

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Pompeo calls for ‘free and fair’ Hong Kong Legislative Council election

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has called for a free and fair Legislative Council election in the Hong Kong while congratulating the city’s pro-democrats for holding a successful primary, termed as “illegal” by China.Taking to Twitter, Pompeo congratulated the Hong Kong’s pro democrats for a successful primary.“Congratulations to Hong Kong’s pan-democrats for a successful primary. The Legislative Council election in September should be equally free and fair,” Pompeo tweeted.The territory-wide primary came less than two weeks after Beijing’s imposition of the national security law on the city.On July 13, Beijing’s top representatives in Hong Kong labelled the primaries “illegal” and accused organizers of colluding with foreign powers in a “serious provocation” of Hong Kong’s electoral