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June 20, 2020

China to create controversial Hong Kong security bureau

China’s state-run news agency announced the government’s intentions to create a new national security bureau in Hong Kong Saturday, in a highly controversial move toward strengthening its security reach in the semi-autonomous region.

June 19, 2020

Canadian detainees face charges of spying against the Chinese government

Two Canadian detainees in China were charged with spying Friday, in what officials are saying is an attempt to pressure Canada to drop charges against a top Huawei executive under house arrest in Vancouver.

June 19, 2020

International nuclear watchdog puts pressure on Iran to cooperate, 'immediately comply' with safeguards

The United Nations international nuclear watchdog announced Friday that they have “serious concern[s]” regarding Iran’s inability to comply with contractual safeguard obligations.

June 19, 2020

Pompeo: China waging disinformation campaign to drive wedge between US and Europe

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Friday that China is behind a "fear in Europe" as Beijing aggressively continues to spread its influence across the world through economic initiatives and cyber disinformation campaigns that are forcing Europeans to choose between China and the United States. 

June 18, 2020

China's legislature passes controversial draft of Hong Kong national security bill

China’s legislature reviewed and passed a draft of a national security bill for Hong Kong, which critics say jeopardizes the territory’s semi-autonomous standing, the latest move by China to gain further control over Hong Kong.

June 18, 2020

Chris Wallace predicts Bolton tell-all book will be 'one-week story,' then fade away

"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace told "Outnumbered Overtime" Thursday that the claims made about President Trump in former national security adviser John Bolton's forthcoming tell-all memoir are unlikely to have much impact on his political fortunes ahead of the November general election. 

June 17, 2020

Syrian elites face new State Department sanctions under Caesar Act, including Assad's wife

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday a new set of sanctions to be imposed on dozens of Syrian elites, including President Bashar al-Assad’s wife, under the Caesar Act.

June 10, 2020

Pompeo: China engaging in decades-long 'war on faith'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s criticized the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Wednesday, accusing China of a “war on faith” while presenting the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report for Congress.

June 6, 2020

Pompeo hits back against China's 'obscene propaganda' following George Floyd's death

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Saturday blasted the Chinese Communist Party’s "obscene propaganda" in the wake of George Floyd's killing and accused the Chinese government of a "callous exploitation" of Floyd's death.

May 31, 2020

Pompeo: China is bent on Western 'destruction'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the Chinese Communist Party's recent actions show that they are actively seeking to harm the U.S. and its western allies, but expressed optimism that the Trump administration and Europe are up to the task of countering them.