Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said China has become “more aggressive” in its efforts to spread disinformation and cause disruption across the world, from Hong Kong to the United States.
“It’s a different Chinese Communist Party today than it was 10 years ago,” Pompeo told Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “This is a Chinese Communist Party that has come to view itself as intent upon the destruction of Western ideas, Western democracies, Western values. It puts Americans at risk.”
Pompeo touched on several topics to illustrate the threat posed by China, including allegations of intellectual property theft, the way the Chinese government “deflected attention” during the coronavirus outbreak and the recent escalation of measures to tighten its hold on Hong Kong.