This resource will track statements, developments, visits, and other interactions in US-Indo-Pacific relations under the President Trump administration. Special focus will be 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 Defense Dr. Mark Esper; Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Jr.; and (former) Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
The Trump Administration & US - Indo-Pacific Relations
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Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada Before Bilateral Meeting - China
"PRESIDENT TRUMP: And with trade, I have all the cards. We’ve built a — we have built something in the last three years that’s been incredible. You’ve seen it. We’re up $21 trillion, and China …
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Remarks by President Trump and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg After 1:1 Meeting - China and North Korea
"Q Could I ask you about NATO? Why is China such an important subject for this NATO Summit? What threat do they pose?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, China has become very powerful and much more so than …
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Secretary Pompeo's Remarks on Europe and China with Respect to 5G
"EU communications ministers will gather in Brussels on Tuesday[1] to discuss how to safeguard emerging fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks. Their decisions could have lasting impacts on European countries’ ability to protect their people’s privacy, and …
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Statement from President Trump on the Passing of Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone
"On behalf of the American people, Melania and I offer our deepest condolences to the people of Japan and to the loved ones of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. We were saddened to learn of …
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s National Day
"On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I offer congratulations to President Bounnhang Vorachit and the people of Laos as you commemorate your National Day on December 2.
This has been another …
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Secretary Pompeo's Remarks on the Passing of Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone
"It is with great sadness that I extend my deepest condolences to the family of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and the people of Japan. Prime Minister Nakasone was a courageous leader at a critical …
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President Trump's Call with Japanese Prime Minister Abe
"President Donald J. Trump spoke yesterday [May 9, 2018] with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan. The two leaders discussed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, and agreed to continue …