Tag: Mike Pompeo

THE USA USES SOFT-POWER TACTICS ON GREENLAND AND FAROE ISLANDS

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

THE USA USES SOFT-POWER TACTICS ON GREENLAND AND FAROE ISLANDS

The former Director of the CIA and current United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, visited Denmark on July 22nd in order to meet with the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jeppe Kofod, as well as representatives from Greenland and the Faroe Islands in order to formulate a common military and economic policy in the North Atlantic and Arctic regions.

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Pompeo visits Denmark after diplomatic spat over Greenland

Leading up to the visit a statement from the US Department of State highlighted the importance of a partnership in the Arctic, “particularly as we see increased activity in the region from Russia and the People’s Republic of China”.

But there is another bone of contention: The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline being built between Russia and Germany.

China tells U.S. to close consulate in Chengdu

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

China tells U.S. to close consulate in Chengdu

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US consulate in Chengdu given 72 hours to close

The US consulate in Chengdu, covering consular affairs in several provinces and regions including Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, had attracted public attention for several occasions. It was opened in October 1985 by former US President George Bush, and had been besieged by crowds to protest the US bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade in 1999. The consulate in 2012 also became a scene for the incident concerning Wang Lijun, former vice mayor and police chief of Southwest China’s Chongqing, who defected and entered the consulate but later left on his own volition. 

More Hong Kong Residents Say U.S. Is Bigger Threat Than China, Poll Shows

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More Hong Kong Residents Say U.S. Is Bigger Threat Than China, Poll Shows

Asked whether they would consider the U.S. government to be “more of an ally or more of a threat to Hong Kong and its interests,” 38 percent of respondents felt it was more of a threat, 29 percent chose it being more of an ally and 21 percent said it was neither. At 37 percent, slightly fewer chose the Chinese government as a threat and 34 percent called Beijing an ally, while 16 percent thought it was neither.

An additional 37 percent of Hong Kong residents said they believed closer relations with mainland China “will best serve Hong Kong’s long-term strategic interests,” outweighing the 30 percent that thought stronger ties with the United States would better benefit the territory. Looking to neither Beijing nor Washington for support from abroad, 9 percent chose to forge better bonds with another government.