U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he raised China’s “coercion” of Australia during a frank, six-hour meeting with China’s top diplomat in Hawaii.
Pompeo said he confronted Yang Jiechi with a list of China’s actions around the globe, including hitting Australia with steep barley tariffs and banning beef exports from four abattoirs after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison “had the audacity” to lead global calls for a probe into the origins of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus.
