"A clear and intensifying pattern of bullying its neighbours..." As India and China hurtle from one nervous showdown after another, the Americans aren't mincing words on which side they are on. This is what Mike Pompeo said about Beijing's muscle-flexing in the neighbourhood.
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00:00The Chinese Communist Party is engaged in a clear and intensifying pattern of bullying its neighbors.
00:05We continue to call upon Beijing to enter into dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives.
00:30We're hoping for a peaceful resolution of the situation on the India-China border.
00:45From the Taiwan Strait to the Himalayas and beyond, the Chinese Communist Party is engaged
00:49in a clear and intensifying pattern of bullying its neighbors.
00:53That bullying is also evident in the South China Sea.
00:56Last week, the United States imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on Chinese individuals
01:00and entities responsible for the CCP's imperialism there, doing things such as unlawful energy
01:07surveillance activities in the economic zones for ally the Philippines and other countries.
01:13We also remain concerned – we've talked about this before – the activities of more
01:16than 300 Chinese-flagged vessels near the Galapagos, which are almost certainly engaged
01:22in illegal fishing.
01:25In light of this maritime lawlessness, it's no surprise that Beijing's candidate in
01:30the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea election last week received more abstentions
01:34than any other candidate.
01:37China is the most flagrant violator of the Law of the Sea Convention, and nations all
01:42across the world are registering their disapproval.
01:45We're also concerned about Chinese actions in Tibet in light of the General Secretary's
01:50recent calls to synthesize Tibetan Buddhism and fight splittism there.
01:55We continue to call upon Beijing to enter into dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives
01:59without preconditions to reach a settlement that resolves their differences.