On March 29, China’s Central Television (CCTV) released a commentary, titled, “As the U.S. Enters a Period of Major Catastrophe, Why Do Pompeo and Alike ‘Loot a Burning House’?”
The commentary said, “As an anti-China ‘pioneer’ in the current U.S. government, Pompeo’s performance after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus was extremely despicable. From publicly calling the virus the ‘Wuhan Virus’ many times, to slandering the Chinese Communist Party and the China’s political system as a ‘threat of the times,’ to trying to include ‘Wuhan Virus’ in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement, Pompeo has used various domestic and foreign situations to stigmatize China and spread the ‘conspiracy theory’ (against China). He has stunned the world with his Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice, which has severely disrupted the current cooperation on global pandemic prevention.”
It stated that despite the U.S. Leader showing an active attitude to cooperate with China, Pompeo’s insisting on blocking the cooperation showed that he had a hidden agenda. He was preparing to step up further (running for President) in the future.
“It is a shame for the United States to let such a low-quality politician take the helm of American diplomacy. Pompeo is undoubtedly the ‘most lame’ compared to those Secretaries of State in U.S. history. At present, the United States epidemic prevention is entering a period of ‘major catastrophe.’ If Pompeo is allowed to use private political interests to abduct American society and public interests, the U.S. will pay a high price for this and will go further and further down the road of isolation.”
Related postings on Chinascope:
- Propaganda and Lies: People’s Daily Commentary: “Must Resist the Poison of Stigmatization”
- Propaganda and Lies: Geng Shuang, A Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Said U.S. “Stigmatizes” China
- Propaganda and Lies: China’s Propaganda Machine Spread Zhao Lijian’s Accusation of the U.S.
- Propaganda and Lies: President Trump Responded to China’s Accusation
- Propaganda and Lies: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Said Virus Was From the US
Excerpt in Chinese:
作为本届美国政府中的反华“急先锋”，蓬佩奥在新冠肺炎疫情发生后的种种表现卑劣至极。从多次公开将病毒称为“武汉病毒”，到污蔑中国共产党和中国政治制度是“时代威胁”，再到企图将“武汉病毒”纳入G7外长会声明，蓬佩奥利用国内外各个场合对中国进行污名化攻击，制造散播“阴谋论”，其充斥冷战思维和意识形态偏见的言论令世人震惊，对当前全球抗疫合作造成严重干扰。
人们注意到，美国领导人近期开始以更主动姿态参与国际合作。他在与中国最高领导人通话时说，“将亲自过问，确保美中两国排除干扰，集中精力开展抗疫合作”。
然而，蓬佩奥并没有顺应这种形势变化，反而仍在坚持“鼓噪”，执意阻碍中美抗疫合作，其背后显然有着不可告人的动机。
不少国际问题学者早就指出，蓬佩奥是一个彻头彻尾的政治投机分子，他当上国务卿后对中国不断放狠话，刻意将自己打造成对华“强硬派”，就是为了迎合某些特殊利益集团的需要，为今后“更上一层楼”积累更多资本。
正如分析人士所评价的，让这样一个道德低劣的政客掌舵美国外交，实在是美国的耻辱；相比于美国历史上那些国务卿，蓬佩奥无疑是“最蹩脚”的。当前，进入“重大灾难期”的美国疫情防控十万火急，若任由蓬佩奥拿个人政治私利绑架美国社会公共利益，美国将为此付出高昂代价，也会在孤立的道路上越走越远。
Source: CCTV, March 29, 2020
http://m.news.cctv.com/2020/03/29/ARTIRb58hQSXmJXyq2tvYoBs200329.shtml