Beijing sanctions Pompeo, Trump officials for violating 'sovereignty'

Beijing sanctions Pompeo, Trump officials for violating ‘sovereignty’

By : AFP

Date: 20 January 2021 7:53pm WAT

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at Joint Base Andrews before boarding Air Force One for his last time as President on January 20, 2021 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump, the first president in more than 150 years to refuse to attend his successor's inauguration, is expected to spend the final minutes of his presidency at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Pete Marovich - Pool/Getty Images/AFP

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China is sanctioning more than two dozen officials and members of former President Donald Trump’s cabinet, including his secretary of state Mike Pompeo, for violating the country’s “sovereignty”, its foreign ministry said Wednesday.

“China has decided to sanction 28 persons who have seriously violated China’s sovereignty,” the foreign ministry said in a statement as Trump’s successor President Joe Biden was inaugurated in Washington.

Beyond Pompeo, those sanctioned include Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro, national security advisor Robert O’Brien, assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs David Stilwell, health secretary Alex Azar and UN envoy Kelly Craft. Beijing also sanctioned former Trump national security advisor John Bolton and former advisor Stephen Bannon.