Mike Pompeo uses Tokyo visit to slam China, seek Asian allies’ support

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TOKYO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Japan on Tuesday to rally support from Washington’s closest allies in Asia, calling for deeper collaboration with Japan, India and Australia as a bulwark against China’s growing regional influence. The East Asia visit, Pompeo’s first in more than a year, coincides with worsening tensions with China. Yet … Read more

U.S., Japan, India and Australia Strengthen Ties to Counter China

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the foreign ministers of Japan, India and Australia pledged to uphold territorial sovereignty and freedom of navigation as rising tension between the countries and China draws them closer to counter Beijing’s expansionist ambitions. On a visit to Tokyo limited to less than 24 hours because of President Trump’s … Read more

Pompeo shortens Asia trip; to visit only Japan for QUAD foreign ministers meet

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Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Tokyo to attend the second ministerial meeting of the four countries under the Quad — India, Japan, Australia and US — but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned, the State Department has said. Pompeo was scheduled to visit Japan, Mongolia … Read more