'Master of lying': China mouthpiece trades barb with Pompeo over US-China war of visas

Reacting to United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's response after China imposed visa restrictions on US officials, Hu Xijin, editor of Chinese mouthpiece Global Times, who has emerged as a sort-of ufficial spokesperson of China, has slammed Pompeo calling him 'master of lying'.

READ | TikTok Issues First Response After Being Banned By Modi Govt; Calls It 'interim Order'

READ | Chinese Mouthpiece Stooge Hurls Low Jibe At India Over 59-app-ban; Gets Trolled By Netizen

Xijin's rationale was China imposed visa ban as a retaliation to US who imposed restrictions on members of Communist Chinese Party (CCP).  US had imposed restrictions on CCP officials as a mark of strong retaliation on China's aggressive policies on semi-automous city Hong Kong.

Global Times Editor has emphasised on US measures against Chinese officials while clearly undermining or consciously igring human rights violations suffered by Hong Kong citizens at hands of Chinese Communist Regime over a long period of time. new national security law for Hong Kong pass by Chinese regime has t only received strong criticisms by US but also by or prominent countries such as United Kingdon, Canada, Australia among ors.

READ | EAM Jaishankar Calls India-Bhutan Relationship 'unique', Assures Help In Fighting COVID

READ | New virus With Pandemic Potential Found In China Even As Covid-19 Reigns Worldwide

US measures against China

Besides imposing visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party officials, US President Donald Trump in May-end had anunced a slew of measures against China including suspending visas of thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at US universities and deporting m, imposing or sanctions against Chinese officials and cancelling special trade exemptions given to Hong Kong.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, "President Trump promised to punish Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials who were responsible for eviscerating Hong Kong's freedoms. Today, we are taking action to do just that."

decisions were taken by US in view of China imposing new security law in Hong Kong snatching human rights and freedom of citizens in Hong Kong, China's discreet way of handling COVID-19 crisis and t alarming world about severity of crisis and its alleged involvement in espion and intellectual property ft by way of Chinese students enrolment in American universities.

Hong Kong turmoil

Hong Kong has been reeling under frequent protests since 2019 over Chinese aggression jeopardising automy of city, its freedom and human rights, followed by introduction and pass of new security law which as touted by world is sure to undermine 'one country two systems' principle, eventually leading to decimation of Hong Kong's automy stated under Si-British joint declaration of 1997.

This unilateral decision by Chinese communist regime has deeply concerned International community as US, UK, Canada and Australia opposed decision of China to impose security law in Hong Kong.

In a joint statement, four countries had said that direct imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong by Beijing authorities, rar than through Hong Kong's own institutions as provided for under Article 23 of Basic Law, "would curtail Hong Kong people's liberties, and in doing so, dramatically erode Hong Kong's automy and system that made it so prosperous".