Pompeo Discusses Closure of China's Houston Consulate

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2020Jul 22

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday spoke of the "long challenge of the Chinese Communist Party stealing intellectual property," which he said had cost Europeans and Americans hundreds of thousands of jobs. On an official visit to Copenhagen, Pompeo said the Trump administration was taking action to halt long-running intellectual property theft, noting indictments announced Tuesday against two Chinese individuals accused of hacking. He said President Trump had made clear that enough was enough. "We are setting out clear expectations for how the Chinese Communist Party is going to behave. And when they don't, we're going to take actions that protect the American people, protect our security, our national security, and also protect our economy and jobs," he said. Pompeo also heralded a "new day for the United States and Greenland," noting that reopening the U.S. consulate in Greenland's capital was "(reinvigorating) an American presence that was dormant for far too long." This came almost a year after President Trump said he was interested in purchasing Greenland for strategic purposes, an idea dismissed by Denmark as an absurdity. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm QUICKTAKE ON SOCIAL: Follow QuickTake on Twitter: twitter.com/quicktake Like QuickTake on Facebook: facebook.com/quicktake Follow QuickTake on Instagram: instagram.com/quicktake Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2FJ0oQZ Email us at quicktakenews@gmail.com QuickTake by Bloomberg is a global news network delivering up-to-the-minute analysis on the biggest news, trends and ideas for a new generation of leaders.