Chinese embassy reacts to Pompeo’s statements in Prague

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made unsubstantiated attacks on China, tarnishing the country’s name and inciting disagreement between China and other states, the spokesman of the Chinese Embassy told the Czech News Agency after Mr. Pompeo’s remarks during his meetings with Czech leaders on Wednesday.

The US secretary of state said that the Chinese Communist Party is a more serious threat than Russia in his speech to the Czech Senate and complimented Senate Speaker Miloš Vystrčil for his planned visit to Taiwan, something China has vehemently protested against. He also warned of possible Chinese and Russian influence threatening Czech national security if the Czech government decides to employ these states’ companies in the planned construction of a new bloc at the Dukovany nuclear power plant.

“[Pompeo’s] words and acts are full of ideological preconceptions and Cold War thinking, which do not belong in today’s times,” the spokesman told the Czech News Agency.