Mike Pompeo led Trump administration officials to criticize Beijing.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had had a very frank discussion with his Chinese counterpart Wang Jiechi about “the unprovoked aggression” by Beijing on several fronts.
At the meeting in Hawaii last week, Pompeo said he also called for “more transparency” from China on the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic for the good of the world.
The meeting, which was kept secret until the day of the meeting, took place amid tensions between China and the United States on a series of issues.
“I met Yang Jiechi last week in Hawaii. We had a very frank discussion about the unprovoked attack by the Chinese Communist Party on several fronts and I pressed him for more transparency on COVID for the good of the world. “Pompeo told reporters. at a press conference on Wednesday.
“We are concerned about Beijing’s behavior and we are not alone. And he and I have talked about it. Our friends and partners are finding their voice and taking action to counter China’s malicious activities, especially in Europe” , he said.
US President Donald Trump announced a number of retaliatory measures against China last month, criticizing China for imposing a controversial national security law on Hong Kong that undermines the autonomy of the former British territory .
The top US diplomat has led Trump administration officials to criticize Beijing for its lack of transparency and misinformation campaign on the coronavirus since its appearance in the central city of Wuhan, China.
US officials have indicated that Washington intends to punish Beijing for the spread of the pandemic that has hit America, making it the most affected country with more than one lakh of deaths.
Pompeo criticized the Chinese military last week for “escalating” border tension with India and militarizing the strategic South China Sea. He also described the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as a “rogue actor”.
In a scathing attack on the Chinese government, Pompeo said the Chinese Communist Party wanted to reverse all the progress the free world had made through institutions such as NATO and adopt a new set of rules and regulations. standards adapted to Beijing.
“The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has intensified border tensions with India, the most populous democracy in the world. It is militarizing the South China Sea and illegally claiming more territory there, threatening vital shipping lanes”, Pompeo said, a day later, he expressed his sincere condolences to India for the deaths of 20 soldiers in violent clashes with PLA troops in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh on June 15.
The official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported last week that Yang and Pompeo had agreed to take steps to seriously implement the consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries and maintain contact and communication.
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Yang had extensive discussions with Mr. Pompeo on Sino-US relations as well as global and regional issues of common interest, the report said.
The two sides fully explained their respective positions and considered the dialogue constructive. They agreed to take steps to genuinely implement the consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries and maintain contact and communication, the report added.
Yang is a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Bureau of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPC Central Committee.
Chinese government-controlled media attacked Pompeo as “pervert”, “mad” and “enemy of mankind” for accusing Beijing of trying to mislead the world about the severity of the COVID epidemic -19.
