‘Blind Engagement’ With China Must End, Says Pompeo During Taiwan Visit

‘Blind Engagement’ With China Must End, Says Pompeo During Taiwan Visit
Former U.S. Secretary of States Mike Pompeo speaks during the Global Taiwan Business Forum in Kaohsiung on Sept. 27, 2022. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
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The United States should bolster ties with democratic Taiwan and pursue “strategic decoupling” with China’s communist regime after decades of “naive engagement,” according to former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

“China’s aggressive conduct, diplomatically, militarily, economically ... have changed this region. And it brought those who prefer peace and commerce even more closely together,” Pompeo said on Tuesday a day after he arrived in Taiwan as part of a four-day visit.