US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticised the Chinese Army for “escalating” the border tension with India and militarising the strategic South China Sea as he described the ruling Communist Party of China as a “rogue actor”.
In a scathing attack on the Chinese Government, Pompeo said the Communist Party of China wants to undo all the progress the free world has made through institutions like the NATO and adopt a new set of rules and norms that accommodate Beijing.
“The People’s Liberation Army has escalated border tensions with India, the world’s most populous democracy. It’s militarising the South China Sea and illegally claiming more territory there, threatening vital sea lanes,” Pompeo said, a day after he expressed condolences on the death of 20 Indian soldiers.