Pompeo says US wants global coalition to counter threat from Chinese Communist Party

US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said on July 21 that United States wants a global coalition to counter threat of Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Addressing a joint press briefing along with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Pompeo said that coalition will work collectively to convince CCP to t eng in intellectual property ft, bullying neighbours, and co-opting international institutions.

top US diplomat told reporters that entire world needs to work toger to ensure that every country behaves in ways that are appropriate and consistent with international order. He said that United States wants to see every nation, who values freedom and democracy, to understand threat posed by CCP and collectively work to restore what it “rightfully ours”.

“You can’t go make claims for maritime regions that you have lawful claim to. You can’t threaten countries and bully m in Himalayas. You can’t eng in cover-ups and co-opt international institutions like World Health Organization,” said Pompeo.

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'Deadly confrontation with India'

US State Secretary said that he discussed challenge presented by CCP and coronavirus with UK Foreign Secretary during a meeting in London. He lambasted China’s “exploitation of this disaster to furr its own interests” and said that Chinese President Xi Jinping has shown world CCP’s true face.

“We talked about how we’ve seen Hong Kong’s freedoms crushed.  We’ve watched CCP bully its neighbours, militarize features in South China Sea, and instigate a deadly confrontation with India,” said Pompeo, highlighting ongoing Si-India border conflict.

Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on July 21 that he plans to visit China amid heightened tensions over South China Sea dispute and coronavirus pandemic. Discussing US vision for security in Indo–Pacific region at a security seminar, Defense Secretary accused Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of continuing to eng in systemic rule-breaking, coercion and or malign activities.  

“CCP has bullied ASEAN nations out of an estimated $2.6 trillion in potential offshore oil and gas revenue and denied m access to important fishing grounds,” he said.

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