Ahead of the Group of 20 talks, Vice President Mike Pence sent a message to Beijing, denouncing its “empire and aggression” in the Indo-Pacific region.
Speaking at the sixth summit of the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Singapore on Nov. 14, Pence’s remarks were a continuation of the Trump administration’s criticism of, for instance, China’s attempted annexation of the South China Sea, predatory trade policies, and One Belt, One Road initiative.
