Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Thinks US State, Local Officials Are ‘Weak Links’: Pompeo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (right) listens to a question from Wisconsin Senate President Roger Roth (R-Appleton) during a question and answer session with state Republican legislators in the Senate chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. on Sept. 23, 2020. John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP
Chinese leader Xi Jinping believes sub-national-level officials are a “weak link” that can be exploited to advance the regime’s interests in the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sept. 23.
In a speech at the Wisconsin state capitol, Pompeo urged U.S. politicians from state to municipal level to be alert to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “influence and espionage activities.”
Cathy He
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Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
