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Top U.S. Republicans have urged President Joe Biden to take tougher action against China after Beijing announced sanctions on outgoing American officials just minutes into Biden taking office, reports said on Friday.
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A Chinese government spokesperson on Monday condemned the so-called U.S. sanctions imposed on officials of the central and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) governments. The spokesperson said that it is time for U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to end his sanction tricks. The spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged Friday there were Covid-like illnesses among staff at a Chinese virology institute in autumn 2019, casting further blame on Beijing as health experts arrived in the country to probe the pandemic’s origins. The top US diplomat in a statement urged the World Health Organization team that landed Thursday
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cancelled a final trip to Europe a day after it was announced, citing the transition to a new administration as President Donald Trump’s term in office comes to a close.
Read More U.S. State Secretary Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin have discussed invoking the 25th Amendment of the U.S. constitution to impeach outgoing President Donald Trump, CNBC reported, citing sources. On Thursday, U.S House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for Trump’s removal from the office by invoking the 25th Amendment for inciting
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday urged Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to end fighting, voicing concern as a military offensive pursued the Tigray region’s dissident leaders. Pompeo in a phone call with Abiy “called for a complete end to the fighting and constructive dialogue to resolve the crisis,” a State Department statement
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ended a state visit to Sri Lanka as part of his Indo-Pacific tour on Wednesday, sharply criticizing China for “lawlessness at land and sea” in the region. “The Chinese Communist party is a predator,” Pompeo said at a joint press conference with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, before
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday condemned what he called a “mutiny” in Mali and called for the freedom of the West African country’s detained leaders to be ensured. On Tuesday, rebel military leaders forced Malian President Boubacar Keita from office. Keita later said he had resigned to avoid bloodshed. Keita and Prime
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said the United Nations Security Council rejected a US bid to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Iran, calling the rebuff “inexcusable.” In a statement, which came shortly before the Security Council was due to announce the result of the vote, he said the body “paved the way
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged prominent Afghans holding a major meeting Friday to free Taliban prisoners, promising help if the war-torn nation moves forward on peace efforts. “We acknowledge that the release of these prisoners is unpopular,” Pompeo said in a statement. “But this difficult action will lead to an important result long
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