'US reviewing its global force posture to counter Chinese Army's threat to India': Pompeo

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said he spoke with European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers earlier this month about "provocative military actions" of Chinese Army. Citing example of "dely border confrontations" with India, he asserted that Washington will make sure it is postured appropriately to counter People's Liberation Army (PLA) in view of threat from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to India, Vietnam and or countries.

'United States resources will be at or places'

"I spoke this month with EU Foreign Ministers, I got a lot of feedback on CCP, laid out a series of facts that talked about PLA's provocative military actions including its continued aggression in South China Sea, dely border confrontations with India and threats against peaceful neighbours," Pompeo said during  Brussels Forum virtual conference.

"re will be fewer US resources in certain places. y will be at or places as re is a threat from CCP to India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and South China Sea. We will make sure we are postured appropriately to counter PLA," he said.

force posture review is being done at direction of President Donald Trump, as part of which US is reducing number of its troops in Germany from about 52,000 to 25,000, Pompeo said.

Pompeo describes CCP as a "rogue actor"

Last week, Pompeo criticised Chinese Army for "escalating" border tension with India and militarizing strategic South China Sea. He also described ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) as a "rogue actor." Pompeo said that behaviour of CCP is fundamentally putting American people's security at risk and stressed that Donald Trump ministration is first in deces to take this threat seriously.

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China is engd in hotly contested territorial disputes in both South China Sea and East China Sea. Beijing has built up and militarised many of islands and reefs it controls in region. Both areas are stated to be rich in minerals, oil and or natural resources and are vital to global tre.

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(With ncy inputs)