In Landmark Speech, Pompeo Says China is World's Biggest Threat

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday identified China as the world's greatest threat and called on Western nations to unite against Beijing as part of a global effort to eradicate the Communist Party's growing control of the international order.

Pompeo said the world must immediately act to ensure that Communist China's vision for world dominance is not realized.

"If we bend the knee now, our children's children may be at the mercy of the CCP, whose actions are the primary challenge to the free world. If the free world doesn't change Communist China, Communist China will change us. There can be no return to past practices just because they're comfortable or convenient."

Pompeo chose the Nixon Presidential Library due to Nixon's efforts to open up relations with China.

While Pompeo praised Nixon's efforts to bring China into the community of nations, he warned that continued deference to Beijing would change the world for the worst.

Pompeo's speech marked the fourth time in recent weeks that senior Trump administration officials took China to task on the public stage.

America's engagement with China has backfired, Pompeo said.

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