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Pence Slams China’s ‘Empire and Aggression’ in Asia

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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (L), U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (C) and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrive on stage to pose for a group photo before the start of the ASEAN-US summit in Singapore on Nov. 15, 2018. ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Senior Reporter
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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.

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Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Senior Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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