Posted on 08/31/2020 10:42:22 PM PDT by weston
Pompeo tweet indicates US ambassador to China is leaving
Mr Pompeo thanked Terry Branstad on Twitter for contributing to ‘rebalancing US-China relations’
The US ambassador to China appears to be leaving his post, based on tweets posted on Monday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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Secretary Pompeo
I thank Ambassador Terry Branstad for his more than three years of service to the American people as U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.
12:47 AM · Sep 14, 2020
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Mr Branstad was embroiled in a recent controversy when China’s official People’s Daily newspaper rejected an opinion column that he had submitted. It wasn’t clear if his apparent departure was related to the piece.
Mr Pompeo said last week that China’s ruling Communist Part refused to run Mr Branstad’s op-ed while the Chinese ambassador to the United States “is free to publish in any US media outlet”.
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Secretary Pompeo
President @realDonaldTrump chose Ambassador Branstad because his decades long experience dealing with China made him the best person to represent the Administration and to defend American interests and ideals in this important relationship.
12:47 AM · Sep 14, 2020
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Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian responded that Mr Branstad’s article was “full of loopholes, seriously inconsistent with facts and wantonly attacks and smears China”.
The US embassy had contacted the People’s Daily on August 26 about the piece, asking that it be printed in full without any edits by September 4.
While dems burn down their own cities and blame Trump for it, he manages peace in the Middle East! And before that, energy independence. Who would’ve thought those things were even possible??
Just watched President speaking to the very enthusiastic crowd at the roundtable.
Too much virtue signaling leads to brain damage pic.twitter.com/qrlYMwq5df— Steve Inman (@SteveInmanUIC) September 14, 2020
Branstad is 73, been in politics since 1973, and ambassador to China for 3 years. Maybe he just wants to go home, especially if he’s being treated poorly.
He wants money, even if he has to tell the truth to get it.
which picture is that?
APD Incident | Death Investigation at Phillips Park https://t.co/4MsdQgQCvq (a block from me)— 𝕔hi𝓁𝓁iຖ໐iˢ (@chiIIum) September 15, 2020
Large convoy of cars with blacked out plates heading into Kenosha - please pray for our LEOs and community. Don’t know where this is headed - police scanners down for their safety. 🙏💙🙏— Deb 🇺🇸 (@debkay1371) September 15, 2020
I’m jealous.
The scene at the courthouse- so far a small group. Chanting “arrest the police” and getting in LEOs faces. pic.twitter.com/VoXEazBUep— Deb 🇺🇸 (@debkay1371) September 15, 2020
That’s more than 6 feet distance. Is that all the people that wanted to come? Compare to the enthusiastic Latinos for Trump today.
oh wow! For a special seating like that Trump had to know about it.
That needs to happen with more of these rioters. I can’t believe that we are expected to let them damage our cars. One got hit by a car in Johnson City, unfortunately it was on video and the car left. So they will catch the person - They will be the one that gets in trouble and the rioters that instigated it will have no consequences. This is so Isaiah.
Kamala didn’t show up?
I loved the AD for Latinos for Trump. They know what a progressive is!
Eric Holder is on board.
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