“We expect Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorist groups based there that threaten its own people and the broader region,” Tillerson said. A senior State Department official defended the timing of the speech, saying Tillerson also said he wanted a constructive relationship with China. “For many decades the United States has supported China’s rise,” said the official. “We will never seek hegemony or engage in expansion, never pursue development at the expenses of others’ interests,” it said. He said Chinese financing was saddling countries with “enormous” debts and failing to create jobs.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 19, 2017 01:18 UTC