Pompeo inspires Blinken's Biden administration policy towards China, Texas may sue Biden government

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The U.S. identifies the CCP actions in Xinjiang as "genocide", and the Biden administration agrees

Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor: Deming / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/01/20/a103035950.html / Direct translation

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated on January 19 that the Trump administration has determined that the CCP has committed "genocide and crimes against humanity" in its persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The Secretary of State nominated by Biden, Antony Blinken, agreed. On the day before the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, took office, the Trump administration delivered the "last blow" to the CCP. On January 19, Secretary of State Pompeo issued a statement condemning the Chinese government for imprisoning more than one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, and forced them to labor, birth control, and restrict their religious freedom. Pompeo said in the statement that after carefully studying the existing facts, the Trump administration determined that the CCP had committed crimes against humanity against Xinjiang Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities. "I believe this genocide is happening, and we have witnessed the Chinese Communist Party attempting to systematically destroy Uyghurs," he said. He pointed out that the crimes committed by the CCP government include “arbitrary imprisonment or otherwise severely restricting the freedom of more than 1 million civilians, forced sterilization of Uyghur women, torture of a large number of Uyghurs arbitrarily detained, forced labor, and religious punishment, imposing severe restrictions on freedom of belief, freedom of speech and freedom of movement." The BBC reported that this is the first time that the United States has identified the CCP’s actions in Xinjiang as "ethnic cleansing", and it is also the strongest statement of various countries on the Xinjiang issue. The Trump administration has previously sanctioned a number of CCP officials and entities who violated human rights in Xinjiang, and announced last week that it would stop importing cotton and tomatoes from Xinjiang. According to the definition of international conventions, ethnic cleansing refers to "deliberately destroying a certain nation, race, race or religious group in whole or in part." The Chinese Communist Party has not yet made a statement about this. Biden’s candidate for Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said at a confirmation hearing on the 19th that he agreed with Pompeo’s statement that the CCP’s persecution of Uyghurs was genocide. Blinken said: "I think our views are very consistent. The Chinese (Communist) government is actually trying to re-educate them into believers of the CCP's ideology by forcibly sending men, women and children into concentration camps. These actions all show They tried to execute the genocide." Biden's campaign team stated before the US election on November 3, 2020 that genocide is taking place in Xinjiang and promised to further sanction the CCP on human rights issues. Blinken also made it clear that the CCP is the biggest challenge for the United States. He believes that the United States cannot deal with it alone and promised to work hard to establish a united front to deal with the threats posed by Russia, the CCP and Iran. He also said, “I also think that President Trump is right to take a tougher attitude towards China (the Communist Party). I disagree with his approach in some areas, but the basic principles are correct. And I think it’s right for us. Foreign policy is actually helpful." On the 19th, Biden’s Director of National Intelligence (DNI) nominee Haynes also stated that responding to the CCP’s counterintelligence threats and foreign influence operations will be a priority for future work. She said that both Republican and Democratic senators are exerting pressure on the importance of the CCP’s intelligence threat, and that more resources will be devoted to (responding to) CCP issues.

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Secretary of State nominee Blinken Senate hearing: US can defeat the CCP Editor : Liu Mingxiang / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/01/19/a103035640.html / Direct translation

Image : Secretary of State nominated by President-elect Biden, Antony Blinken, testified at the nomination hearing held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (Alex Edelman-Pool/Getty Images)

On January 19, various committees of the U.S. Senate held a confirmation hearing on the five cabinet candidates nominated by President-elect Biden, including the Secretary of State nominee Blinken (Antony Blinken). VOA said that Blinken was expected to be asked at a hearing of the Committee on Foreign Relations about how the United States is responding to current challenges, especially threats from the CCP. Brinken will tell members of Congress that the United States "can defeat China (CCP)" (US Can ‘outcompete’ China). He said that he is ready to respond to challenges from China (the CCP), Iran, North Korea and Russia. Blinken promised in his speech before Biden's inauguration that he would act with humility with the allies. He declared that the United States will "defeat" the rising China (the CCP) and at the same time revive its allies. Blinken’s speech at the prepared confirmation hearing stated that the United States will seek to maintain outstanding global influence, but re-cooperate with allies on common challenges, such as the the SARS-CoV-2 (CCP virus) epidemic and climate change. "The United States maintains its best state and still has greater capabilities than any country on the planet to mobilize other countries to work for greater good deeds." He said, "We can defeat China-(the CCP)-and remind the world that a government owned and governed by the people can only serve the people." "When we are not involved, when we do not play a leadership role, one of two things will happen: either other countries try to take our place, but it is probably not in a way that promotes our interests or values; or if there is no other country replacing us, and then the world falls into chaos." "The world we will participate in is no longer the original world. This world is facing rising nationalism, weakening democratic politics, and intensifying competition with China (the CCP), Russia and other centralized countries, posing a threat to a stable and open international system, and a technological revolution is changing every aspect of our lives, especially in cyberspace." Brinken said, “No one of the major challenges we face can be accomplished alone—even in a country as powerful as the United States.” He also said, “We can revive our core alliance—this It is a multiplier of our global influence. Together, we can better respond to the threats posed by Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and stand up for democracy and human rights." The Wall Street Journal reported that at the nomination confirmation hearing, Brinken's plan outlined the U.S.'s central role in tackling global issues, using alliances and international institutions to expand its influence and promote a foreign policy vision that benefits the U.S. middle class. News (3)

Pence urges vigilance against the CCP, Pompeo reminds the CCP's measures The outgoing US Vice President Pence recently urged the incoming Biden administration to remain vigilant against the CCP, bravely face Beijing’s military provocations and unfair trade practices, and ensure the freedom and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region. Secretary of State Pompeo has recently tweeted a series of tweets summarizing the measures taken by the Trump administration in response to the CCP’s threat, including closing the CCP consulate in Houston, sanctioning Chinese officials who violated human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, and dismissing U.S. and Taiwan officials. The self-restriction of exchanges restricts Huawei and other companies associated with the CCP’s military from obtaining American technology and capital. Blinken, 58, has been a close friend of Biden for 20 years and has been Biden's consultant since 2002. During the 2020 presidential election, Brinken served as Biden’s campaign adviser; under Obama, he served as vice president Biden’s national security adviser; during the George W. Bush administration, Blinken served as the then Delaware contributor. Congressman Biden is the assistant director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chaired by the Senate.

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Blinken: Continuation of Trump's tough stance on China unchanged

Reporter : Yihu / Editor : Song Yue /https://www.soundofhope.org/post/465665 / Direct translation

The incoming U.S. Associate Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday (January 19) that he agrees with the current President Trump’s toughness towards China. The position supports the Trump administration's determination that the CCP has implemented a "genocide" policy in Xinjiang. Blinken said at the Senate appointment hearing on the afternoon of the 19th: “In the past, there was a general view that China’s economic liberalization would bring about political liberalization, but this did not happen; there is no doubt that among all nation-states in the world, China (the Chinese Communist Party) poses the greatest threat to the United States. I believe that the hardline stance against China is the consensus of the Democratic and Republican parties." Blinken said that although he did not agree with all Trump's actions, he believed that the two parties had a very solid foundation to establish a cross-party policy against the CCP. The outgoing current Secretary of State Pompeo, in an exclusive interview with Fox News "America Reports", strongly praised President Trump's efforts to identify the CCP's threat to American interests, which is similar to President-elect Biden. Viewing China as an unimportant competitive player is in sharp contrast. Pompeo said in a statement that China’s policy towards ethnic minorities in Xinjiang is an act of genocide, and that the CCP has systematically tried to destroy Uyghurs. Blinken agreed with this, and he will confirm that the United States has not imported any products of forced labour from Xinjiang. He confirms the United States did not export related technologies and tools to help the CCP strengthen its suppression on the minorities. Blinken also said that the United States should come forward sooner when Hong Kong's democracy is trampled on. Although it may not solve the problem, he hopes that the United States can accept Hong Kong people who fled the repression to defend their democratic rights; the United States will also continue the United States' commitment to Taiwan to ensure Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities. If the CCP dared to use force against Taiwan, it would be "a serious mistake." With regard to North Korea, Blinken said that the new government plans to comprehensively review the U.S. policy towards North Korea and find ways to expand pressure so that North Korea can return to the nuclear negotiating table. He believes that while trying to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue, it must ensure that it does what everything in the country, taking into account the humanitarian aspects, not just focus on safety. Blinken also praised the efforts and achievements of the Trump administration for peace in the Middle East, especially the "Abraham Accords" peace agreement reached between the United States and Israel and several Arab countries. He emphasized that the new administration will continue to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and will continue to retain the US embassy there. He also spoke highly of the Trump administration's work to facilitate an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, and urged NATO allies to increase investment. Blinken served as Deputy Secretary of State during President Obama's administration.

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Blinken: Renewing commitment to Taiwan, ensuring defense capabilities and assisting international participation

Reporter : Fei Zhen / Editor : Yuntian / https://www.soundofhope.org/post/465551 / Direct translation The U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee held a personnel hearing on Blinken’s nominee for the Secretary of State on the 19th. Blinken said when discussing Taiwan, "The Biden administration will absolutely continue its commitment to Taiwan, not only to ensure that Taiwan is capable of self-defense, but also to expect Taiwan to play a more important role internationally." On the eve of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the personnel case of Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken on the 19th. At the scene, many congressmen raised concerns about the relationship between the United States and China and Beijing's relationship with Hong Kong and Taiwan, and concerns about aggressive ambitions. Blinken said that when he served as Deputy Secretary of State for President Obama, he had hosted President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan when she visited the United States during the campaign. Regarding the outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent announcement of “abolition of self-restrictions on official exchanges between the United States and Taiwan”, someone asked whether he would follow suit. Blinken said that his team would follow and "study" the Taiwan Assurance Act (Taiwan Assurance Act). In his opening speech, Republican Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman James Risch emphasized to Blinken the importance of China's challenge to Taiwan's strategic position. Risch said that China (the Communist Party) is a strategic and global competitor of the United States, and it often engages in economic coercion, military aggression, human rights violations, and influence operations. He expects that the Biden administration will face the challenges posed by the CCP in a bipartisan way, and one of the challenges is Taiwan. Richie pointed out that because Beijing unilaterally destroyed Hong Kong’s one country, two governance, this also makes Taiwan’s future problems more urgent and serious; the CCP’s military modernization and expansion are drastically changing the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region, which also makes the US military and India allies and partners are in danger. He emphasized, "Taiwan is one of the important strategic issues and should continue to be regarded as a (US) strategic priority." Another Republican senator Mitt Romney proposed that China (the Communist Party) clearly wants to become a global geopolitical, economic, and military leader, and imposes authoritarianism on other countries, which will have a huge threat on the freedom of people around the world. Accordingly, Romney also asked Blinken what he thought of Taiwan and the United States' commitment to Taiwan. Blinken responded that the United States’ commitment to Taiwan has been long-term firm and transcends partisanship, such as the Taiwan Relations Act and the US-China Communiqué in the past. Ensuring that Taiwan has the ability to defend itself and resist foreign aggression is part of the United States' commitments. The Biden administration will continue these commitments to ensure that Taiwan has the ability to defend itself. Blinken pointed out that he also hopes to see Taiwan play a more important role on the world stage, including joining some international organizations. In some international organizations that do not require national status, Taiwan should become a member; for organizations that require national status, there are other ways for Taiwan to join. After the hearing, the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee will select a day to vote on the Blinken Personnel Case. After it is passed, the case will be passed to the Senate for deliberation and voting, and it will be passed with the support of more than half of the senators.

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Challenge Biden policy, Texas prepares to sue new government

Reporter : Li Zhaoxi / Editor: Li Jia / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/01/19/a103035437.html / Direct translation Image : Governor of Texas Greg Abbott (Greg Abbott). (Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool / Getty Images)

President-elect Biden has set a big plan for the first 100 days after taking office. Texas is following in his footsteps and is preparing to file a lawsuit against the next United States government. According to a report by the San Antonio Express-News in Texas on the 15th, Biden vowed to revoke the Trump administration’s immigration policy within the first 100 days of taking office, promote policies to address climate change, and possibly forgive the debts of thousands of American students. He will issue a mask order and hope that Congress will pass a huge economic stimulus plan and so on. It is almost certain that Texas will fight every step of Biden. Fighting back to the federal laws and orders advocated by Democrats is a long-standing tradition of Texas Republicans, from former Governor Rick Perry to current Governor Greg Abbott and State Attorney General Ken Paxton. When Abbott was the state attorney general, he once said a famous saying, "I walk into the office, I sue the federal government, and then go home." In a Facebook post on Sunday, Abbott shared an article in the "San Antonio Express" and wrote that as long as the federal government violates state rights, or interferes with constitutional rights, private property rights, or the right to earn a living, Texas will take action. At the same time, a recent poll by the Pew Research Center showed that nearly 60% (59%) of Republicans surveyed hope that congressional leaders will challenge Biden on important issues. The conservative think tank "Texas Public Policy Foundation" (Texas Public Policy Foundation, TPPF) general counsel Robert Henneke told the "San Antonio Express" reporters that the lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's unconstitutional behavior will become A core issue. At present, TPPF has joined Paxton’s Obamacare reform challenge. It has been submitted to the Supreme Court and is now preparing to challenge a series of immigration, energy and tax priorities for the White House in the future. Hennecke said that they are preparing for future battles because he expects the Biden administration to "continue the work of the Obama administration." "Whenever the new government tries to go beyond its power, or promulgate policies and rules that are not supported by data and science, I expect that we will become the main challenge of such policies." Henneke concluded.

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