The Trump administration had steadily ramped up pressure on China since last year but had increasingly so over the past several months.
China imposed sanctions on nearly 30 former Trump administration officials moments after they left office on Wednesday. In a statement released just minutes after President Joe Biden was inaugurated, Beijing slapped travel bans and business restrictions on Trump's secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, national security adviser Robert O'Brien and UN ambassador, Kelly Craft.
The latest document issued by the US State department reinforcing its previous allegation that the virus may have emerged from the WIV, coinciding with the visit of a WHO inquiry team of scientists to Wuhan has further riled Beijing.
The restrictions are the latest punitive measure taken against China’s leadership and economy in response to sharpening disputes over human rights, the coronavirus pandemic, trade, technology, Taiwan and a host of other issues.
Expressing his country's support for India in its attempt to safeguard its 'sovereignty', Pompeo said that it was evident that the ruling Communist Party in China was 'no friend to democracy'.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper paid tribute at National War Memorial on 74th Infantry Day on October 27.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Delhi on October 26.
The Indian military is set to get access to the giant satellite network of the United States allowing it to target enemy positions with more precision.
Ahead of 2+2 ministerial dialogue with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held a meeting with US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper in Delhi.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in New Delhi on Monday for the third edition of the 2+2 ministerial dialogue to be held in New Delhi tomorrow. The Indian side at the talks will be represented by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper will arrive in India today for the third edition of the two-plus-two ministerial dialogue, just a week ahead of the U.S. Presidential election.
India will be the most consequential partner for the US in the Indo-Pacific this century, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday ahead of the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between the two countries next week.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hit out at China saying the time has come to accept that dialogue and agreements will not persuade Beijing to Change.
China has amassed more than 60,000 troops on India's northern border, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said as he hit out at Beijing for its "bad behaviour" and the threats it poses to the Quad countries.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed grief over the demise of former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, and said he was saddened to learn about his passing.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had harsh words for China who he said "initiated" clashes in eastern Ladakh. Pompeo said the clashes was the latest example of "unacceptable behaviour" of Chinese Communist Party. Pompeo's reprimand for China has come amid reports of Chinese non-cooperation in the disengagement process in Ladakh.
Days after India banned TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps, The White House has said that a decision on Chinese mobile applications, including TikTok, could be taken within weeks and not months.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced that the US will impose visa restrictions on certain employees of Chinese tech companies like Huawei that provide "material support" to regimes engaging in human rights violations and abuses globally.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that Indians have done their best to respond to China’s “incredibly aggressive actions”, asserting that Beijing has a pattern of "instigating" territorial disputes and the world shouldn't allow this bullying to take place.
The United States has to take a different path on China as the previous policy of helping them open up their economy with the belief that this would lead to more political freedom has not worked
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