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Pompeo tears into China for 'escalating' border tension with India

Pompeo said the Chinese Communist Party wants to undo all the progress the free world has made through institutions like NATO

Mike Pompeo
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It's militarising the South China Sea and illegally claiming more territory there, threatening vital sea lanes, Pompeo said

Press Trust of India
The US on Friday criticised the Chinese Army for "escalating" the border tension with India and described the ruling Chinese Communist Party as a "rogue actor."

Launching a scathing attack on the Chinese government, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Chinese Communist Party wants to undo all the progress the free world has made through institutions like NATO and adopt a new set of rules and norms that accommodate Beijing.

"The PLA (People's Liberation Army) has escalated border tensions with India, the world's most populous democracy. It's militarising the South China Sea and illegally claiming more territory there, threatening vital

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