Mike Pompeo rips into Beijing with a litany of US grievances

American’s top diplomat launched a verbal salvo against China on Wednesday that was anything but diplomatic, attacking Beijing for its policies on health, defence, Taiwan and 5G and its “brutal” regime as he expressed US concern over certifying Hong Kong’s autonomy.During a regular press briefing in Washington, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited US worries that pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong were “manhandled” this week while trying to stop an irregular legislative procedure by pro…

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