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Antony Blinken succeeds Mike Pompeo as 71st secretary of state
AP, Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 11:31 PM IST
- Blinken, 58, served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration.
US led the world in exposing 'horrific' abuses in Xinjiang, says Mike Pompeo
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 10:57 AM IST
Under Trump administration, the United States spearheaded the campaign against the CCP for its human right abuse in Xinjiang
Pompeo offers burst of actions, attacks before leaving State
AP, Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 06:54 AM IST
With a potential eye on a 2024 presidential run, Pompeo has doubled down on his support for Trump, even as other Cabinet members have resigned or stayed out of sight in the aftermath of the Capitol violence.
CCP wants different theory of global relations that won't create freedom: Pompeo
ANI, Washington
UPDATED ON JAN 13, 2021 10:22 PM IST
The US secretary of state, in an interview with Hugh Hewitt of The Hugh Hewitt Show, said that all Washington asks is that the CCP fulfills the promises that "it has made to not only the United States but to the world for all these years."
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo says Donald Trump's legacy stronger than riots
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 07:51 PM IST
“History will reflect on the good work that this president and our administration has done,” Mike Pompeo said Tuesday in an interview. “Those actions, the actual things that happened, will be reflected in a way that shows there was good work done on behalf of the American people.”
Pompeo to use declassified intelligence to accuse Iran of al Qaeda links: Report
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 02:52 PM IST
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has accused Iran of links to al Qaeda in the past but has not provided concrete evidence.
Mike Pompeo off to Europe on final trip as secretary of state
PTI, Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 02:49 PM IST
Pompeo is not expected to visit the EU headquarters during his brief stay in Brussels and instead will meet only with his Belgian counterpart, Sophie Wilmes.
Aid groups, Yemenis fear more misery with US designation of Houthis
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 11, 2021 08:44 PM IST
The secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, told Reuters, "Pompeo must detail how the US government will not bring fuel to an already burning crisis by making our aid difficult and dangerous," adding that four in five Yemeni need some form of humanitarian assistance.
China threatens 'counterstrike' over US contact with Taiwan
AFP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 11, 2021 03:13 PM IST
Beijing says Taiwan is an inviolable part of China to be reclaimed, by force if necessary, and opposes any diplomatic recognition of the democratic island.
US eases restrictions on contact with Taiwan in jab at China
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 10, 2021 02:24 PM IST
The US will remove decades-old, self-imposed restrictions on how its diplomats and other officials interact with Taiwan, a move that may inflame tensions with Beijing just a little over a week before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.
Pompeo lifts restrictions on interactions between Taiwanese and US diplomats
Reuters
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2021 07:08 AM IST
- China claims democratic and separately ruled Taiwan as its own territory, and describes Taiwan as the most sensitive issue in its ties with US.
Mike Pompeo says US not ‘banana republic’ after mob attacks Capitol
By Agence France-Presse| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Washington
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 10:40 PM IST
A number of foreign critics as well as former US president George W. Bush made the analogy after rioters stirred up by President Donald Trump rampaged through a session of Congress that certified his loss to Joe Biden.
White House officials, advisers believe Capitol attack taints Trump’s political future
By Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Washington
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 04:11 PM IST
The Republican president has dangled the possibility of running for president in 2024, and political operatives had expected him to exert influence over the Republican Party for years to come.
Mike Pompeo angers China with Hong Kong threat, plan to send envoy to Taiwan
By Reuters | Posted by Shivani Kumar | Washington/Beijing
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 08:38 AM IST
Pompeo said he was also “appalled” by the arrest of an American citizen in Wednesday’s crackdown and added: “The United States will not tolerate the arbitrary detention or harassment of US citizens.”
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong suspected of violating city’s new security law
By Reuters| Posted by Mallika Soni | Hong Kong
PUBLISHED ON JAN 07, 2021 03:40 PM IST
Wong, who won the primary vote, has been repeatedly detained for his role in organising pro-democracy rallies. He was also among 12 opposition candidates disqualified from running in the legislative election, which has since been postponed with the government citing the coronavirus.
US, India have never been closer, says Mike Pompeo
By HT Correspondent, Edited by Vinod Janardhanan | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 11:09 AM IST
“The US-India relationship was made all the stronger with a great diplomat and leader as my friend,” the US secretary of state tweeted, referring to his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar.
7 US lawmakers write to Mike Pompeo on farmers’ protest in India
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 10:47 AM IST
India has called the remarks by foreign leaders and politicians on protests by farmers as “ill-informed” and “unwarranted”, asserting that the matter pertains to the internal affairs of a democratic country.
‘It may be China’: Trump undercuts Pompeo’s assertion on cyberattack
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 11:29 PM IST
The outgoing president also suggested that the cyberattack could have also targeted the voting machines during the presidential polls, claiming that he won the election.
Pompeo accuses CCP of blocking WHO investigation, spreading misinformation
By Asian News International | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 03:48 PM IST
He further pointed out that the CCP has punished scientists, doctors and journalists who tried to alert the world to the dangers of the virus, which allowed a ‘controllable outbreak’ to become a global pandemic.
Hackers’ broad attack sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks
By Reuters | Posted by Deepali Sharma
PUBLISHED ON DEC 19, 2020 10:11 AM IST
Microsoft, one of the thousands of companies to receive the malicious update, said it had notified more than 40 customers whose networks were further infiltrated by the hackers.
China offers to work with Biden, warns of new ‘McCarthyism’
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 06:05 AM IST
“It is important that US policy toward China return to objectivity and sensibility as early as possible,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a virtual address to the New York-based Asia Society.
Turkey’s purchase of S-400 defense system will endanger US military: Mike Pompeo
By Asian News International| Posted by Mallika Soni | Washington
PUBLISHED ON DEC 18, 2020 10:47 AM IST
Principal Deputy Spokesperson, State Department Cale Brown said that Pompeo has “made it clear” to Foreign Minister Cavusoglu that “Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 system endangers the security of US personnel and military technology and allows Russian access to the Turkish armed forces and defence industry.”
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo quarantines after coronavirus exposure
By Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 09:37 PM IST
The state department said Pompeo had tested negative for the virus but was being monitored by medical professionals. It said it would not identify the infected person with whom Pompeo came into contact for privacy reasons.
Hong Kong becoming another Chinese-run communist city, says Mike Pompeo
By Asian News International | Posted by Karan Manral | Hong Kong
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 12:55 PM IST
The US secretary of state also said the United States has challenged the imprisonment of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai under the National Security Law.
US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over Russian missile defence
By Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 03:08 AM IST
The US had previously kicked Turkey out of its F-35 stealth fighter development and training program over the purchase, but had taken no further steps despite persistent warnings from American officials.
Mike Pompeo slams China for charging Jimmy Lai under National Security Law
By Asian News International| Posted by Mallika Soni | Washington
PUBLISHED ON DEC 12, 2020 11:50 AM IST
Pompeo further went on to accuse the Chinese Communist Party of its authoritarian rule and making a mockery of the justice in the region.
China: Trump administration ‘digging hole’ for future relations
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Mallika Soni | Beijing
PUBLISHED ON DEC 10, 2020 01:46 PM IST
While President-elect Joe Biden has signaled he intends to keep pressure on China, he’s also expected to seek a return to more conventional, less confrontational style of diplomacy.
Xi Jinping wants to make China the number one power abroad: Mike Pompeo
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Mallika Soni | Washington
PUBLISHED ON DEC 10, 2020 12:56 PM IST
Pompeo made the comments on Wednesday during his virtual address to the Georgia Institute of Technology in a special speech.
Senate falls short of halting Trump’s 23 billion dollar arms sales to UAE
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Mallika Soni | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 08:19 AM IST
Senators on Wednesday argued the sale of the defence equipment, which Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formally authorised last month after the Abraham Accords normalising relations with Israel, was unfolding too quickly and with too many questions.
Mike Pompeo accuses US universities of ‘China ties’
By Associated Press| Posted by Mallika Soni | Washington
PUBLISHED ON DEC 10, 2020 07:57 AM IST
Pompeo took aim at universities across the US, claiming they refused to address the Trump administration’s concerns about China’s attempts to influence students and academics. He specifically called out the president of MIT, alleging he refused to host Pompeo’s speech, and a senior official at the University of Washington over a case involving a Chinese student.