Category: Mike Pompeo

Republican Senators Introduce Resolution Urging for 2022 Winter Olympics to Be Moved out of China

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and six other Republican senators have introduced a resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2020 Winter Olympics out of China due to the country’s poor human rights record. If China fails to demonstrate “significant progress in securing fundamental human rights, including the freedoms of religion,…


Beijing Tells Biden Administration to Play by CCP’s Rules

China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi warned the Biden administration not to cross Beijing’s “red line” in a half-hour speech on the evening of Feb. 1. “The United States should stop interference in the affairs of Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang,” Yang said, calling the issues regarding the three regions China’s “internal affairs.” He made the…


Pompeo Calls on Biden to Acknowledge CCP’s Role in Pandemic After Memo Release

Mike Pompeo on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to acknowledge the Chinese Communist Party’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic.


G7 Leaders Under Pressure from Lawmakers to Stand Tough on China

Nearly 70 lawmakers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations have signed a joint letter calling on their leaders to join together in taking a tough stance on China during the upcoming June summit. “The threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party represent the greatest foreign policy challenges of our time. These threats affect not…


Republican Lawmakers Call for Tough Biden Response After Red China Sanctions Trump Officials

Top Republican lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to take forceful measures against the Chinese regime, after Beijing slapped sanctions on former Trump administration officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The sanctions were announced on Jan. 20, the same day that President Joe Biden was sworn into office. A Chinese foreign ministry…


Republican Lawmakers Call for Tough Biden Response After CCP Sanctions Trump Officials

Top Republican lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to take forceful measures against the Chinese regime, after Beijing slapped sanctions on former Trump administration officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The sanctions were announced on Jan. 20, the same day that President Joe Biden was sworn into office. A Chinese foreign ministry…


Twitter Locks Account of Chinese Embassy in US Over Its Tweet About Uyghur Women

Twitter has locked the official account of the Chinese embassy in the United States, over a tweet that activists say dehumanizes Uyghur women and promotes Beijing’s propaganda to justify its persecution of Uyghur Muslims. The tweet, which cited an article published by Chinese state-run media China Daily, said that Uyghur women had been “emancipated” by…


Twitter Locks Account of Chinese Embassy in US Over Controversial Tweet About Uyghur Women

Twitter has locked the official account of the Chinese embassy in the United States, over a tweet that activists say dehumanizes Uyghur women and promotes Beijing’s propaganda to justify its persecution of Uyghur Muslims. The tweet, which cited an article published by Chinese state-run media China Daily, said that Uyghur women had been “emancipated” by…


Facts Matter (Jan. 20): Joe Biden Pledges to Defeat the NRA

Newly released data from the FBI shows that gun sales skyrocketed in 2020, reaching an all-time high. Meanwhile, Joe Biden has pledged to “Defeat the NRA.” Bill Gates is now the largest owner of farmland in America. Over in Florida, a man who described himself as a “hardcore leftist” was arrested for plotting to violently…


Pompeo Hopes New US Administration Will Confront Beijing

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Jan. 20 expressed hope that the new administration under President-elect Joe Biden will continue to confront threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “This challenge, the threat from the Chinese Communist Party, is real; it is existential to the United States,” said Pompeo in an interview with…