Tensions rise as Pompeo visits Beijing
09 October 2018 |
3:48 pm
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Beijing did very little to cool U.S.-China tensions. He met Foreign Minister Wang Yi who accused Washington of escalating the trade spat, interfering in Taiwan and also meddling in China's internal affairs.
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