SUPER-SPECIAL: Department of State (@StateDept) tweeted on December 18, 2020:
The momentum in favor of secure 5G is building. Countries need to be able to trust that 5G equipment and software won't threaten national security, economic security, privacy, intellectual property, or human rights. pic.twitter.com/UtPSmj6DbT
— Department of State (@StateDept) December 18, 2020
The Clean Network initiative is a comprehensive effort to address the long-term threat to data privacy, security, and human rights in the free world posed by authoritarian malign actors such as the Chinese Communist Party. https://t.co/x1jdhOOcsu pic.twitter.com/nOPGEpopnS
— Department of State (@StateDept) December 18, 2020
As General Secretary Xi Jinping continues his campaign of military-civil fusion, human rights abuses, and bullying in the South China Sea, we are taking action to defend U.S. national security and foreign policy interests by imposing new entity listings. https://t.co/rDon8jPjWo
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 18, 2020
Time and again, democracies that value transparency, the rule of law, property rights, and free-market capitalism, have produced innovative solutions to public health problems. Freedom unleashes human potential, and competition spurs better outcomes.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 18, 2020
The U.S. and other free nations are delivering hope across the world with a remarkable, unprecedented, and transparent vaccine development effort. Meanwhile, the CCP spreads disinformation on COVID-19 and obstructs a scientific @WHO investigation into its origin and spread.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 18, 2020
The U.S. is sanctioning Venezuelan biometrics company Ex-Cle C.A. and two of its representatives for their support of the illegitimate Maduro regime’s December 6th fraudulent elections. Those who seek to undermine free and fair elections in Venezuela must be held accountable.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 18, 2020
.@SecPompeo: "We’ve urged countries to become CLEAN COUNTRIES so that their citizens’ private information doesn’t end up in the hand of the Chinese Communist Party.” Learn more about the Clean Network at https://t.co/SXzHsiErNi. pic.twitter.com/Vr9fXWvYbY
— Department of State (@StateDept) December 18, 2020
.@SecPompeo: The momentum in favor of secure 5G is building. Countries need to be able to trust that 5G equipment and software won't threaten national security, economic security, privacy, intellectual property, or human rights. pic.twitter.com/CdBwkHErPd
— Department of State (@StateDept) December 18, 2020
.@SecPompeo: When confronted by tyranny by the Chinese Communist Party, you can be sure that the United States will stand alongside its partners. pic.twitter.com/bAWKmLjN6U
— Department of State (@StateDept) December 18, 2020
The United States congratulates Malaysia for hosting a successful APEC year. Together, we will continue to advance free, fair, and reciprocal trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. Learn more about APEC 2020 outcomes here: https://t.co/bBSu7enV9P. #MyAPEC2020
— Department of State (@StateDept) December 18, 2020