Share
News

Pompeo Throws Down Gauntlet, Calls for Western Alliance Against Chinese Tyranny

Share

Nearly 50 years after Richard Nixon’s historic 1972 trip to China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that U.S. engagement with China has failed.

As the Trump administration cracks down on Chinese aggression and abuses, Pompeo traveled to the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California, on Thursday.

Pompeo called for a new coalition of democratic nations to force the Chinese Communist Party to change direction or face isolation.

He said Western engagement with China cannot continue as it has.

“The free world must triumph over this new tyranny,” he said in a speech to an invited audience that included exiled Chinese dissidents.

“The old paradigm of blind engagement with China has failed. We must not continue it. We must not return to it.”

Pompeo’s speech was the latest in a series of Trump administration broadsides against China.

Pompeo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Attorney General Bill Barr have each delivered public addresses criticizing China in recent weeks, as has FBI director Christopher Wray.

In his speech, Pompeo said that Beijing’s actions “threaten our people and our prosperity.”

Do you agree with Pompeo’s statements?

“The kind of engagement we have been pursuing has not brought the kind of change in China that President Nixon hoped to induce,” Pompeo said.

“The truth is that our policies — and those of other free nations — resurrected China’s failing economy, only to see Beijing bite the international hands that fed it.”

Pompeo suggested the creation of what he termed “a new grouping of like-minded nations — a new alliance of democracies,” to oppose China, although he did not specify which countries should join.

The State Department has been curtailing visas for Chinese Communist Party officials involved in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong and limiting the number of Chinese students and journalists allowed into the United States.

In addition, the Commerce and Treasury departments have both announced new sanctions against China.

Related:
Chaotic Scenes: Footage Shows Complete Madness After South Korea's President Declares Martial Law

They have warned private U.S. and foreign firms of potential penalties if they start or continue business with Chinese entities implicated by the U.S. in human rights abuses or clamping down on freedoms in Hong Kong.

On Wednesday, the administration ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, citing intellectual property theft, inappropriate actions on behalf of Chinese students and researchers and behavior inconsistent with legitimate diplomats by consular officials. China has denounced the action.


[jwplayer ZHAHnk9k]

The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.

Truth and Accuracy

Submit a Correction →



We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

Tags:
, , , ,
Share
The Associated Press is an independent, not-for-profit news cooperative headquartered in New York City. Their teams in over 100 countries tell the world’s stories, from breaking news to investigative reporting. They provide content and services to help engage audiences worldwide, working with companies of all types, from broadcasters to brands. Photo credit: @AP on Twitter
The Associated Press was the first private sector organization in the U.S. to operate on a national scale. Over the past 170 years, they have been first to inform the world of many of history's most important moments, from the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the fall of the Shah of Iran and the death of Pope John Paul.

Today, they operate in 263 locations in more than 100 countries relaying breaking news, covering war and conflict and producing enterprise reports that tell the world's stories.
Location
New York City




Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. Advertise Today.

Conversation