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China's state media attacks Pompeo over Taiwan
“The Trump administration, in its continuing efforts to burn the house down before leaving office, has crossed a dangerous red line with China."
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
01/10/2021 07:46 AM EST
BEIJING — China’s state media lashed out at the latest move on Taiwan by the departing Trump administration, accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of “seeking to maliciously inflict a long-lasting scar on China-U.S. ties.”
A writer for the official Xinhua News Agency also said in a commentary Sunday that the lifting of longstanding restrictions on U.S. government contacts with Taiwanese counterparts proves that Pompeo “is only interested in stoking unwarranted confrontations, and has no interest in world peace.”
Another commentary posted online by CGTN, the English-language channel of state broadcaster CCTV, called Pompeo’s announcement “a cowardly act of sabotage” of the next U.S. administration.
“The Trump administration, in its continuing efforts to burn the house down before leaving office, has crossed a dangerous red line with China days before incoming President Joe Biden takes office,” the commentary read in part.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/10/china-taiwan-pompeo-trump-456967