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Tensions rise as Pompeo visits Beijing

By Bloomberg
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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