Allowing China to host next year’s Winter Olympics would give Beijing a boost of credibility similar to that enjoyed by Nazi Germany after the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told America Reports On thursday.
“We know the story and those of us who worked with our friends in Israel and worked in anti-Semitism talked about never allowing what happened in the 1930s to happen again …” Pompeo told host John Roberts.
“Well, what is happening in the 1930s is happening in western China today. There are frightening similarities between the two, and hosting the Olympic Games – as the Germans were able to do in 1936 – has given this regime great credibility,” Pompeo added. “We must not allow this to happen. The International Olympic Committee has a responsibility to ensure that the host of these games deserves this. This regime certainly does not.”
Turning to his successors, Pompeo said that the Biden government gave him “hope for optimism” with his initial action in relation to China.
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“They took good action against their senior leaders, in relation to Hong Kong the day before yesterday,” he said. “We should have these conversations at these meetings in Anchorage, but nobody should confuse conversations with actions. Nobody should confuse words with actions.
“What we need to see management doing is what we [the Trump administration] yes, ”continued Pompeo. – When they are violating basic trade rules, we need to impose costs on them. President Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese products. When they are stealing our secrets, we expelled them from the consulate in Houston when they were spying there. You need real actions, real action. So that’s the only thing Xi Jinping can understand.
“This is what we need to do to guarantee American freedom and protect hard-working people across our country. China represents the greatest existential threat to our country, and we need a government – I think the American people will demand a government – that opposes this and protects us all. “
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The former secretary of state also described an ongoing dispute between the US and Russia over Biden’s description of Putin as a “killer” as “childish”.
“What matters to the United States of America is to preserve our freedom and security. They should put America first, and we did that with Russia. We tried to stop them from building a gas pipeline that would leave Europe in debt to Russian energy, “said Pompeo. “We provide assistance to Ukrainians, defensive weapon systems, so that they can protect themselves from Russia … I want to return to that central notion. If you put America first and support your language with real acts and not just rhetoric and name-calling, you are much more likely to be successful. “
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However, Pompeo seemed to agree with the description of the president of his Russian counterpart.
“He worked for the KGB for a terribly long time and we saw what he did to Mr. [Alexei] Navalny. The intelligence community made it very clear that it knew it was a Russian operation that intended to kill Mr. Navalny. I think these facts speak for themselves. “