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MIKE POMPEO

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2020
Pompeo warns U.S. investors against fraud at China companies
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned American investors against fraudulent accounting practices at China-based companies and said the Nasdaq's recent decision to tighten listing rules for such players should be "a model" for all other exchanges around the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 23, 2020
U.S. challenge in penalizing China: Hurt Beijing, not Hong Kong
The Trump administration has promised strong action against China over its national security law in Hong Kong, but its options may be limited because any harsh penalties aimed at Beijing would likely also harm both Hong Kong — and the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2020
Mike Pompeo tells China not to interfere with U.S. media in Hong Kong
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned China against interfering with the work of U.S. journalists in Hong Kong, and said actions impinging on freedoms there could damage diplomatic relations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2020
Democrats launch probe of Trump's firing of State Department watchdog
Lawmakers say the president is escalating his fight against any oversight of his administration.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2020
Maternity ward massacre shakes Afghanistan and peace process
No group has claimed responsibility for the massacre of 24 people, including 16 women and two newborns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2020
Mike Pompeo blames China for hundreds of thousands of virus deaths
The U.S. Secretary of State has said China is still withholding virus samples needed for global vaccine research.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2020
Mike Pompeo says 'significant' evidence that new coronavirus emerged from Chinese lab
The U.S. secretary of state did not dispute intelligence agencies' conclusion that the virus was not man-made.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 30, 2020
Mike Pompeo says no sight of Kim but a real risk of famine in North Korea
The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2020
Trump denies seeking or getting election help from another country despite intel report on Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no country was trying to help him win the November election, after a top intelligence official told lawmakers Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential vote to help Trump win a second term.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 16, 2020
'The West is winning': Misgivings in Europe as U.S. takes on China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nation's global role despite misgivings in Europe, vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for "empire."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020
Trump says U.S. has 'shut down' coronavirus threat; China shuns U.S. help
The United States has taken decisive action to protect Americans from the threat of a fast-moving coronavirus while offering help to China, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, but a key adviser said Beijing had not accepted the offers of assistance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2020
Top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo accuses reporter of 'shameful' lying after testy interview
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused a National Public Radio reporter of lying to him and violating "the basic rules of journalism and decency" after she said Pompeo repeatedly cursed at her following a testy interview.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2020
U.S. will work to determine if ex-ambassador Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine, Pompeo says
The U.S. State Department will do everything necessary to determine whether former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 11, 2020
Motegi to discuss North Korea and other issues with U.S. and South Korean foreign ministers
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will meet with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts in San Francisco on Tuesday to discuss their cooperation on the denuclearization of North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2020
NATO critic Trump now floats expanding group to include Middle East
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he supported expanding the North American Treaty Organization to include Middle Eastern nations, as the United States seeks to limit its troop footprint globally.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2020
Carrie Lam vows to work closely with Beijing's new envoy to get Hong Kong on 'right path'
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she would work closely with Beijing's top official in the Asian financial hub to get it back on "the right path" after more than six months of pro-democracy protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2020
Mike Pompeo accuses Iran of undermining Afghanistan peace efforts
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of working to thwart efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan, but he offered no specific details to support his allegation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2020
Mike Pompeo defends U.S. killing of Iranian general as Democrats ask 'Why now?'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's decision to kill Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, as Democratic lawmakers questioned whether the action was justified and the United States braced for retaliation.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2019
U.S. tests ground-launched ballistic missile after INF treaty exit
The Pentagon on Thursday tested a conventionally configured ground-launched ballistic missile, a test that would have been prohibited under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

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