May 29, 2020 Trump announces US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO President Trump announced Friday that the U.S. is "terminating" its relationship with the embattled World Health Organization (WHO) over its failure to enact reforms in the face of concerns over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and its pro-China bias.
May 29, 2020 Pompeo defends dismissal of State Department watchdog: 'He was investigating policies he simply didn't like' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has defended the firing earlier this month of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, telling "The Ingraham Angle" Thursday that "I regret that I didn't recommend to the president earlier that he be terminated.
May 28, 2020 Marc Thiessen: Trump must threaten China with 'brain drain' and 'capital flight' amid Hong Kong crackdown Washington Post columnist and ӣƵ contributor Marc Thiessen previewed President Trump's Friday announcement dealing with China on "The Story" Thursday, predicting that the president would "impose sanctions" on the Beijing government in response to its moves to restrict Hong Kong's autonomy.
May 28, 2020 Ortagus calls out China for 'breaking their word' in Hong Kong: 'We’ve seen the erosion of rule of law' State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus told “Bill Hemmer Reports” Thursday that the Chinese Communist Party is “breaking their word” by curbing the autonomy of Hong Kong.
May 28, 2020 Gordon Chang: America must 'un-teach' years of 'bad lessons' to China Chinese leadership in Beijing is testing American resolve by endorsing a national security law that alters Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, or Basic Law, analyst Gordon Chang stated Thursday.
May 28, 2020 China's national security bill for Hong Kong threatens liberties, autonomy: US, Western powers Shortly after China’s legislature endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong on Thursday, the United States, and the governments of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement arguing the legislation would “curtail the Hong Kong people’s liberties, and in doing so, dramatically erode Hong Kong’s autonomy and the system that made it so prosperous.”
May 28, 2020 Chinese legislature endorses controversial Hong Kong national security legislation: report China’s ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong that has strained relations with the United States and Britain.
May 27, 2020 Ex-US envoy to China says Washington is waking up to Beijing taking 'more and more control' of Hong Kong Former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr. praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday for declaring that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China days after Beijing moved to impose new national security legislation on the territory.
May 26, 2020 Trump 'displeased' with China's proposed Hong Kong crackdown, McEnany says White House officials said Tuesday that President Donald Trump is “displeased” with China’s latest attempt to curb Hong Kong autonomy with a new national security law.
May 26, 2020 Chinese state-run media call US threats over Hong Kong 'nothingburger' China is dismissing threats of sanctions from the Trump administration over Beijing's proposed national security law in Hong Kong, calling it a "nothingburger."