Tag: Mike Pompeo

China is so fixed on the US, it may lose India
12Jul By Stuart WhiteNo Comments
Opinion

China is so fixed on the US, it may lose India

Mid-June witnessed two significant events related to China's foreign relations: a deadly clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers along the disputed border killing soldiers on both sides, and a special meeting in Hawaii between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Yang Jiechi, director of the Office of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Foreign Affairs Commission.Indian news and public discussions have been dominated by the border clash since it happened but it barely made headlines in China. Meanwhile, the meeting between Pompeo and Yang garnered significant attention by Chinese official media and social media. This is telling of China’s diplomatic priority.China is obviously of paramount importance to India's foreign policy. China's every move is scrutinized by Indians, and every is
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US agrees to launch dialogues with EU to address threats posed by China
8Jul By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

US agrees to launch dialogues with EU to address threats posed by China

To counter and address the threats of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the “provocative military actions” of its army, the United States and the European Union have agreed to launch a dialogue, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.Pompeo made the remarks during the Brussels Forum in a discussion with the German Marshal Fund."Enjoyed the discussions today at the German Marshall Fund's #BrusselsForum. I am excited to announce the U.S. and EU are launching a dialogue on China to address the threats the CCP poses to our common values and way of life," Pompeo wrote on Twitter on June 26.The week before, European Union chief diplomat Josep Borrell had called for talks between Europe and the United States aimed at forging a common transatlantic front against China.During talks with 27
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SP US shifting military to India, Southeast Asia to counter Chinese Army: Pompeo
7Jul By Joanne SerriehNo Comments
Asia, China

SP US shifting military to India, Southeast Asia to counter Chinese Army: Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Chinese threat to India and Southeast Asian nations is one of the reasons the US is recalibrating its defense commitments in Europe and deploying them to other places.“The threats from China to India and countries in Southeast Asia and the challenges in the South China Sea are going to dictate the allocation of defence resources as US cuts troop levels in Germany”, he said at a virtual meeting of the Brussels Forum of the German Marshall Fund.Pompeo said that China's expansionism is "the challenge of our time" and the US wants to ensure that its resources are in place to meet it.Asked about US President Donald Trump plans announced this month to pull back 9,500 of the about 30,000 US troops stationed in five garrisons in Germany, Pompeo said
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Detention of 2 Canadians by China is politically motivated, unjustified: Mike Pompeo
28Jun By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

Detention of 2 Canadians by China is politically motivated, unjustified: Mike Pompeo

The United States has voiced concern over the "arbitrary detentions" of two Canadians who were charged with spying by the Chinese regime, saying Washington stands with Canada."The United States is extremely concerned by the People’s Republic of China's (PRC) decision to proceed with formal charges against Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.“These charges are politically motivated and completely groundless. The United States stands with Canada in calling on Beijing for the immediate release of the two men and rejects the use of these unjustified detentions to coerce Canada,” Pompeo said.He urged Beijing to allow Canada for immediate consular access to its citizens to learn their conditions, adding such access has been pro
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China displays ‘rogue’ attitude in neighborhood, creates wedge between US, Europe: Pompeo
21Jun By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

China displays ‘rogue’ attitude in neighborhood, creates wedge between US, Europe: Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday criticized the Chinese government for not only displaying its "rogue" attitude in its neighborhood, particularly the recent escalation of border tension with India, but also for "pushing disinformation and malicious cyber campaigns so as to drive a wedge between the US and Europe.".“I think all across the world it's becoming more apparent each and every day. Chinese Communist Party decreed an end to freedom in Hong Kong, violating UN-registered treaty and rights of its citizens-one of many int'l treaties that the Chinese Communist Party has violated,” Pompeo said during an online conference on democracy held in Copenhagen, Denmark.Earlier this week, Pompeo met a Senior Chinese official in Hawaii where he held closed door talks when relations betw
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Pentagon warns China is exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to wage ‘economic warfare’ on the US
19Jun By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

Pentagon warns China is exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to wage ‘economic warfare’ on the US

Defense officials in the U.S are growing increasingly concerned that China is using the coronavirus outbreak to gain stakes in strategically important businesses as the pandemic leaves struggling companies urgently in need of capital.But even as the Defense Department works to improve supply security, procurement experts warn that the Pentagon may not have the visibility required to help protect smaller companies down the chain. They say the job is only getting harder as the pandemic has broadened the definition of national security interests to include medical supplies. And they point to at least one Chinese-owned company that asked to bid on a Pentagon contract."We have to be very, very careful about the focused efforts some of our adversaries have to really undergo sort of economic warf...
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China’s ‘repression against all religions continues to intensify’, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
12Jun By Joanne SerriehNo Comments
World

China’s ‘repression against all religions continues to intensify’, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of seeking to “infuse communist dogma” into faith groups’ teachings, saying that the state of religious freedom in China has further deteriorated over the past year.China’s “state-sponsored repression against all religions continues to intensify”, Pompeo told reporters at the release of the “2019 International Religious Freedom Report”.“The mass detentions of Uygurs in [the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region] continues, so does the repression of Tibetan Buddhists and Falun Gong and Christians,” said Pompeo.Last year began with China’s formal adoption of a five-year plan to “Sinicise” Islam, a strategy to bring the religion and its practitioners in line with Party doctrine.In 2019, the Chinese government
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