Published: July 13, 2020
Beijing rejects US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s comments as ‘inciting confrontation’
The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said Washington will treat Beijing’s pursuit of resources in the South China Sea as illegal, inflaming tensions between the two countries and ramping up support for Southeast Asian nations.
It was the latest forceful statement by President Donald Trump’s administration to challenge China, which he has increasingly cast as an enemy ahead of the November presidential election.
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