STATEMENT BY SECRETARY POMPEO June 3, 2019 On the 30th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square On June 4, we honor the heroic protest movement of the Chinese people that ended on June 4, 1989, when the Chinese Communist Party leadership sent tanks into Tiananmen Square to violently repress peaceful demonstrations calling for democracy, human rights, and …
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Since at least 2014, Chinese cyber actors associated with the Chinese Ministry of State Security have hacked multiple U.S. and global managed service and cloud providers. These Chinese actors used this access to compromise the networks of the providers’ clients, including global companies located in at least 12 countries.
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Secretary Pompeo (Twitter): “Our American flag in Argentina flies at half staff in honor of President Bush. I’m privileged to have known him as a friend, and I will always treasure the special bond we shared having led the world’s finest intelligence service. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Bush family.”
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Secretary Pompeo (Nov. 9): “As President Trump has made clear, the United States seeks a constructive, results-oriented relationship with China grounded in fairness, reciprocity, and respect…Regarding our strong ties with a democratic Taiwan, I reiterated the U.S. policy has not changed and that we are concerned about China’s increasing efforts to coerce others, constraining Taiwan’s …
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Secretary Pompeo spoke about the Indo-Pacific Strategy in an interview with LinXueling of Channel NewsAsia, following his participation at the U.S.-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting co-hosted by the United States and Malaysia on August 3 in Singapore.
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Press Availability at the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings on August 4, 2018
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Secretary Pompeo (July 30): “The American people and the whole world have a stake in the Indo-Pacific’s peace and prosperity. It’s why the Indo-Pacific must be free and open…In Taiwan, economic development went hand-in-hand with creating an open, democratic society that blossomed into a high-tech powerhouse.”
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Secretary Pompeo (June 18): “Economic diplomacy has always been central…to the State Department’s mission. What that means is we use American power, economic might, and influence as a tool of policy to help America achieve its interests and promote our values around the world.”
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STATEMENT BY SECRETARY POMPEO: On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
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Pompeo, 54, was sworn in 26 April 2018 as the 70th secretary of state in a line that stretches back to Thomas Jefferson. The Senate confirmed Pompeo 57–42 to succeed Rex Tillerson.
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