Ex-diplomat says US sent strong message to Beijing from IndiaThe US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s “strong remarks” against China were needed to send a message to Beijing about its aggression, a former Indian diplomat told CNBC on Wednesday. Pompeo made his anti-China rhetoric comments while on a state visit to New Delhi, which saw the U.S. and India sign a new defense agreement. “But the fact that we had them making these strong remarks on China on Indian soil does give a message to China. The Chinese Embassy in India, in a statement responding to Pompeo’s comments, accused the secretary of attempting to instigate China’s relations with other countries in the region.

Source: The Standard October 28, 2020 16:52 UTC