NEW YORK -- Washington should adopt "distrust and verify" as a mantra when dealing with Beijing, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a hard-hitting speech Thursday, repurposing a Soviet-era strategy that helped end the Cold War.
International relations
Distrust and verify: Pompeo refits Cold War slogan for China
Secretary of state rejects engagement with Beijing on Communist Party's terms
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo likened the Chinese Communist Party to "Frankenstein" in a speech July 23 at the Nixon Library in former President Richard Nixon's birthplace of Yorba Linda, California. © Reuters
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