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China announces sanctions against Pompeo, key Trump officials

China announces sanctions against Pompeo, key Trump officials

TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ Minutes after Joe Biden was sworn in as the new President of the United States, China imposed sanctions against former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and 27 others associated with the previous Trump administration for promoting and executing “crazy moves”, which “gravely” undermined its interests.

The sanctions were announced late Wednesday night by the foreign ministry. Besides Pompeo, the list included Trump”s economic advisor Peter K Navarro, national security advisor Robert C O”Brien, former White House chief strategist Stephen K Bannon, human services secretary Alex M Azar and UN ambassador Kelly D K Craft.

The list also included David R Stilwell, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; former Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger; Keith J Krach, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment; and former national security advisor John Bolton.

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