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 of State Michael R. Pompeo Remarks to the Press - Indo-Pacific
"QUESTION: I’m sorry. Japan and Germany have asked for additional proof of the attack on the tankers. And you said Sunday that you were going to provide that. Have – when are we expected to see that?
SECRETARY POMPEO: Yeah, we’ll continue to provide additional information about those attacks. But we shouldn’t focus on just those two attacks. There – since the beginning of May, there are now over a half dozen different instances of Iranian attacks in the region – some thwarted, some not…
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President Trump's Interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos - North Korea
"STEPHANOPOULOS: Yeah. One year ago today, we were in Singapore right after your meeting with Kim Jong Un. And you told me that you trust him. And you also put out that tweet. "There's no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea." But they-- there is a nuclear threat today, isn't there--
TRUMP: Well, it could change. I would say not much. There's been no testing, no anything. But it could--
STEPHANOPOULOS: But they have stockpiles.
TRUMP: --change, George. It could change. And when it…
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President Trump's Interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos - China
"STEPHANOPOULOS: In preparation for this trip, we went out and talked to a lot of voters here in Iowa, supporters of yours. And a lot of them say they voted for you, they're proud of you, they're going to vote for you again, most of them. Not all of them.
TRUMP: Yeah. But we'll--
STEPHANOPOULOS: But will vote for you--
TRUMP: --we'll take in new ones, too--
STEPHANOPOULOS: But-- but this is what I want to ask you. Here's the concerns that some of them…
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Secretary Pompeo's Interview With Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday - Hong Kong and North Korea
"QUESTION: Let’s turn to Hong Kong. The chief executive in Hong Kong, appointed by Beijing, has announced that she is suspending – not killing, but suspending a bill of extradition that would allow people in Hong Kong to be extradited to the Chinese mainland. The response from the people in Hong Kong – and there was a massive protest again today – is to protest the measure. Millions of citizens coming into the street. They say that the measure would allow China to crack down…
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Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the USMCA Roundtable Hosted by the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce - China
"What has destroyed manufacturing in areas like Roanoke has been unfair, subsidized, foreign competition. China, Indonesia, and other nations have ruined industries like furniture. The Chinese factories have gotten so large that they don’t even bother with custom features like decorative chair legs.Until President Clinton admitted China to the WTO, their growth was slow but since it increased sharply. His theory was that they would play by the rules, but he had not imposed a way to force the rules, so they ignored them.
With…