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Diplomacy: China Lambasted Pompeo

For several days, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controlled mouthpieces have been using many curse words to denounce U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo. {Editor’s note: Pompeo announced publicly that there was “enormous evidence’ (from the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance) that the Coronavirus originated in a Wuhan lab}

#1: “[International Sharp Commentary] Pompeo, Who Is Spreading a ‘Political Virus,’ Is Turning Himself into an Enemy of the Human Race” – on April 27 (China Central Television (CCTV))

Since the pandemic outbreak, Pompeo, as the chief diplomat of the United States, is just like an “invisible man” and has done nothing for the prevention and control of the outbreak. On the other hand, he has been most active and fierce in pouring dirty water onto China and has regarded it as his “daily homework.”

Obviously, Pompeo’s actions have made the world clear: the epidemic is not a painful event in his eyes, and the life and death of the American people are irrelevant to him; his “favorite” job is “only to fulfill political self-interest and pursue geopolitics.”

To achieve his goal, Pompeo has created rumors and slurs to an extreme, obviously against rational and against human nature. One cannot help wondering whether he has lost his mind.

It seems that to a person like Pompeo, facts and truths do not exist. However, the louder his clamor, the more obvious his purpose to shirk responsibilities and hide his evil intentions. Facing the pandemic, Pompeo has been going further and further on the road of political investment, trying to use his poor performance to gain support from the conservative forces and help him achieve his personal ambitions towards the height of power.

Therefore, when it comes to accountability, Pompeo is one of the most to be blamed. As the chief diplomat of the United States, he did not show a little bit of professional integrity and responsibility in the face of the crisis. Instead, he continued to spread the “political virus,” provoke alienation, play tricks, continue to trample on the bottom line of human morality, and constantly interfere with international public health cooperation. He has become a stumbling block for all humanity to unite against the pandemic and has become an accomplice to the virus.

Lies and defamation cannot make up for lost time, cannot save lives on the verge of death, nor can they make the United States “great again.” Pompeo should know that the enemy of the United States is the virus, not China. Any act that undermines unity and undermines mutual trust will only exacerbate the crisis, weaken global synergy, and ultimately damage the US’s own interests. If Pompeo stands alone and continues to put political self-interest above public interests, then he will be abandoned by the American people and will remain in the hall of the infamous in the history of American diplomacy.

#2: “[Video] International Sharp Commentary: On April 28, Pompeo, Who Bears the ‘Four Sins’ Broke Through the Bottom Line of Being a Human”  (CCTV)

Sharp commentary pointed out that no Secretary of State in the United States’ history has done something like Pompeo to bring the “lying, deceiving, and stealing” practice from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to the American diplomacy circle, and thus dramatically ruined the U.S.’ reputation. Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Pompeo’s actions have broken through the bottom line of being a man.

Pompeo’s actions have been distrustful to the American people, overdrawn American diplomatic credibility, and harmed global anti-pandemic cooperation, which has become a huge shame and misfortune for the United States.

#3: “[International Sharp Commentary] Pompeo Who Is Trying to Coerce the World Health Organization (WHO) Is Challenging the Whole World” – on April 30 (CCTV)

After the outbreak, Pompeo stubbornly placed political prejudice and cold war thinking above professionalism, ignored the WHO’s warnings, distorted WHO’s international experience in pandemic prevention and control, and paralyzed and misled the American people. After the country’s pandemic situation became out of control, he came back to slam on the WHO, pushing the United States to rush along the dead end of unilateral policy.

This actually answers the international community’s questions to a certain extent: why does the world ’s only superpower have the highest number of diagnoses and deaths of the novel coronavirus in the world? It is precisely the unscrupulous politicians such as Pompeo who have seriously hindered the utilization of American resources and scientific and technological capabilities, and eventually caused the disaster. Faced with the death of so many innocent lives in the U.S., will cold-hearted Pompeo ever feel guilty?

#4: “How Long Will Such a Bad Performance Last? (by Zhongsheng, pen name for People’s Daily Editorial Commentary)” on April 30 (People’s Daily)

Ignoring the axioms, creating rumors, and provoking opposition have always been the marks that Pompeo stamped on American diplomacy.

However, Pompeo’s poor performance is not as simple as a game after all. The number one U.S. diplomat has expressed a series of lies and hurtful words, leaving a deep scar on the current international anti-pandemic cooperation.

As far as Sino-U.S. relations are concerned, Pompeo has vigorously hindered the cooperation in anti-pandemic cooperation between the two sides. People should apply special vigilance to his intensified shady mentality of confrontation strategy against China. In fact, many international observers have pointed out that since the United States has focused its national security strategy almost exclusively on the competition of major powers, the healthy and stable development of the international order is facing severe challenges.

No one knows how long Pompeo’s current “toxic” diplomatic style will last. People with clear minds are warning that the enemy of the United States is the virus, and blindly attacking and discrediting other countries will only cause more people to lose their lives. The only right way is to stop causing trouble and interference to the global solidarity, and effectively strengthen cooperation with other countries in the fight against the pandemic. That is to be responsible to the American people and to the people around the world.

Related postings on Chinascope:

1. Excerpt in Chinese:

【国际锐评】散播“政治病毒”的蓬佩奥正把自己变成人类公敌

疫情暴发以来,蓬佩奥作为美国首席外交官,在疫情防控上毫无作为,如同“隐形人”。相反,他在给中国泼脏水方面跳得最凶,将其作为“每日功课”。从多次公开将病毒称为“武汉病毒”,到污蔑“中国未能及时报告疫情”,再到叫嚣向中国“追责索赔”……蓬佩奥将他在中情局期间推崇的“撒谎、欺骗、盗窃”那一套演绎得淋漓尽致,给美国外交纪录添上一笔又一笔道德污点,不断地摧毁美国国家信誉。

显然,蓬佩奥的所作所为令世人看清:疫情在他眼里根本不是令人伤痛的事件,美国民众的生死对他来说也事不关己,只有谋取政治私利、搞地缘政治才是他“钟爱的事业”。

为达此目的,蓬佩奥的造谣污蔑可谓登峰造极,带有反智反人类色彩,不由令人怀疑他是否已经“失心疯”。

看来,在蓬佩奥这样一个说谎成性的人面前,事实与真相是不存在的。然而,他叫嚣鼓噪的音量越大,推卸责任、包藏祸心的目的也越明显。疫情之下,蓬佩奥正在政治投机的路上越走越远,企图通过拙劣的表演积聚起周遭保守势力的支持,帮助其实现迈向权力之巅的个人野心。

所以,要说到追责,蓬佩奥才是最该被追责的人之一。作为美国首席外交官,他在危机面前没有表现一丁点职业操守与责任担当,反而不断散播“政治病毒”,挑拨离间,搬弄是非,不断践踏人类道德底线,不断干扰国际公共卫生合作,自甘沦为全人类团结抗疫的绊脚石,沦为病毒的帮凶。

谎言和诽谤无法弥补失去的时间,无法挽救濒临死亡的生命,更无法让美国“再次伟大”。蓬佩奥应该清楚,美国的敌人是病毒,不是中国。任何破坏团结、损害互信的行为只会加剧危机,削弱全球合力,最终损害美国自身利益。蓬佩奥若一意孤行,继续将政治私利置于公共利益之上,那么他必将被美国人民所抛弃,在美国外交史上留下千古骂名。

Source: CCTV, April 27, 2020
http://news.cctv.com/2020/04/27/ARTIuuf2U5pWvZkJHthh214D200427.shtml

2. Excerpt in Chinese:

[视频]国际锐评:背负“四宗罪”的蓬佩奥已经突破做人的底线

锐评指出,在美国历史上从没见过像蓬佩奥这样的国务卿,硬是把在中情局期间“撒谎、欺骗、偷窃”那一套带到美国外交场合,断崖式拉低了美国的声望。此次新冠肺炎疫情发生以来,蓬佩奥变本加厉,其所作所为已经突破做人的底线。

蓬佩奥的所作所为,失信于美国人民,透支美国外交信誉,为害全球抗疫合作,成为美国巨大的耻辱与不幸。

Source: CCTV, April 28, 2020
http://tv.cctv.com/2020/04/28/VIDEitoGkAq9ZOJvWFHuCscT200428.shtml

3. Excerpt in Chinese:

国际锐评丨企图胁迫世卫组织的蓬佩奥正在向全世界叫板

此次疫情发生后,蓬佩奥顽固地将政治偏见、冷战思维凌驾于专业主义之上,无视世卫组织的预警,扭曲世卫组织所提供的国际疫情防控经验,麻痹和误导美国人民。在本国疫情失控后又“倒打一耙”,对世卫组织“釜底抽薪”,推动着美国在单边主义死胡同里一路狂奔。

这事实上在一定程度上回答了国际社会的疑问:为什么全球唯一超级大国的新冠肺炎确诊病例与死亡病例均为全球最高?正是蓬佩奥这样的无良政客严重妨碍了美国物质资源和科学技术能力的发挥,终酿成大祸。面对美国社会如此多无辜生命的逝去,冷血蓬佩奥难道内心无愧吗?

Source: CCTV, April 30, 2020
http://m.news.cctv.com/2020/04/30/ARTIMxZIkj8yCKRz7KWxYeqn200430.shtml

4. Excerpt in Chinese:

这样的拙劣表演还要持续多久?(钟声)

无视公理的傲慢,造谣生事的手法,挑动对立的伎俩,一直就是蓬佩奥给美国外交打上的显著标记。

然而,蓬佩奥的拙劣表演,毕竟不是一场游戏那么简单。美国头号外交官谎言连篇,恶语伤人,对于当前国际抗疫合作的危害之深不言自明。

就中美关系而言,蓬佩奥极力阻碍双方抗疫合作,强化对华战略对抗的阴暗心理尤需高度警惕。事实上已有很多国际观察人士指出,由于美国把国家安全战略几乎完全集中在大国竞争上,国际秩序的健康稳定发展正面临严峻挑战。

没有人知道,蓬佩奥当前“毒性大发”的外交风格还将持续多久。国际社会有识之士正告,美国的敌人是病毒,一味攻击抹黑他国,只会让更多人丧失生命。尽早停止给全球团结制造麻烦、形成干扰,切实加强同各国抗疫合作,才是对美国人民负责、对世界人民负责,这是唯一正道。

Sources: People’s Daily, April 30, 2020
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2020-04/30/nw.D110000renmrb_20200430_2-03.htm
Breitbart: Pompeo: “‘Enormous Evidence’ Coronavirus Originated in Wuhan Lab,” May 3
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/05/03/pompeo-enormous-evidence-coronavirus-originated-in-wuhan-lab
NY Post: China lied about origin of coronavirus, leaked intelligence report says, May 2
https://nypost.com/2020/05/02/intelligence-report-says-china-lied-about-origin-of-coronavirus/