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US and European Union must face down China together, says Mike Pompeo

Pompeo said he had accepted a proposal by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to create a formal US-EU dialogue on China and would travel to Europe soon to host the first session.

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FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a press conference. (Source: @SecretaryPompeo)

1 min read Last Updated : Jun 26 2020 | 1:29 AM IST

The US and European Union (EU) need a shared understanding of China to resist it, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, calling Beijing a threat and accusing it of stealing European know-how to develop its economy.

Pompeo said he had accepted a proposal by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to create a formal US-EU dialogue on China and would travel to Europe soon to host the first session.

“There is a transatlantic awakening to the truth of what’s happening,” Pompeo told a think-tank event via video link. “This isn’t the US confronting China, this is the world confronting

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