Pompeo Slams Beijing’s ‘Laughable Propaganda’ Exploiting George Floyd Protests

Pompeo Slams Beijing’s ‘Laughable Propaganda’ Exploiting George Floyd Protests
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the press at the State Department in Washington on May 20, 2020. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on June 6 criticized Beijing’s “obscene propaganda” exploiting the unrest across the United States, while calling out the communist regime’s expansive suppression of free speech and other human rights at home.

For more than a week, Chinese diplomats and state-run media have been reveling in the chaotic race-related protests triggered by the death in police custody of George Floyd on Memorial Day.

Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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.
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