Mike Pompeo slams China of fomenting US racial unrest

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused China of trying to foment unrest in United States through its criticism of racism.

Pompeo went on to attack Beijing in an unusual address to state lawmakers in Wisconsin, a crucial swing state in November’s presidential election.

The Chinese Communist Party “thinks it can drown out American cries for accountability with shouts of racism,” Pompeo told lawmakers from his Republican Party inside the state Capitol in Madison. “The CCP wants to foment the kind of strife we’ve seen in Minneapolis, and Portland and Kenosha,” he said, referring to three cities that have seen protests over racism and police brutality in recent months.