This resource tracked statements, developments, visits, and other interactions in US-Indo-Pacific relations under the President Trump administration. Special focus was given to the comments and activities of President Donald J. Trump; Vice President Mike Pence; United States Trade Representative Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer; Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Jr.; former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson; former Secretary of Defense James Mattis; and former Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper.
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Secretary Pompeo's Remarks During State Department Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request - Chinese Company ZTE
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Secretary Pompeo's Remarks During State Department Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request - Chinese Trade Practices
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Secretary Pompeo's Remarks During State Department Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request - Cancellation [at the time] of Singapore Summit
Numerous Senators questioned Secretary Pompeo about the, at the time, cancellation, of the summit between President Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Kong-Un. View their remarks here: Senator Edward Markey (MA); Senators Markey, Bob Corker (TN) and Christopher Murphy (CT); Senator Rob Portman (OH); Senator John Barrasso (WY); Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH); Senator Ben Cardin (MD); and Senator Bob Menendez (NJ).
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Secretary Ross Interview with CNBC on Chinese Company ZTE
"The United States is looking at alternatives to the crippling sanctions threatening the survival of Chinese telecom giant ZTE, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told CNBC on Thursday. Ross said on 'Squawk Box' the U.S. is considering a plan to require compliance officers to be installed at ZTE, best known by consumers for selling smartphones. 'If we do decide to go forward with an alternative, what it literally would involve would be implanting people of our choosing into the company to constitute a compliance unit ..…
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Secretary Pompeo's Remarks During State Department Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request - Chinese Influence in Latin America
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Secretary Pompeo's Remarks During State Department Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request - Chinese Company ZTE
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Secretary Pompeo's Remarks During State Department Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request - North Korea
During his testimony, Secretary Pompeo received numerous questions from Representatives about North Korea. View their remarks here: Representative Tulsi Gabbard (HI); Representative Ted Yoho (FL); Representative Ron DeSantis (FL); Representative Joaquin Castro (TX); Representative Michael McCaul (TX); and Representative Ed Royce (CA).
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Secretary Pompeo's Remarks on Strengthening American Diplomacy: Reviewing the State Department's Budget, Operations, and Policy Priorities
"The State Department will continue to lead the international efforts to denuclearize North Korea, and present – and prevent other actors from unlawfully acquiring weapons of mass destruction as their means of delivery, while strengthening the capacity of partner nations to do so as well. Countering proliferation is at the top of President Trump’s national security agenda."