How much longer will Pompeo’s awkward show last?
By Zhong Sheng
The
COVID-19 pandemic spreading worldwide is a crisis for all human beings that
needs to be addressed with courage and quick response in solidarity.
However,
some U.S. politicians including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are reacting
with inexplicable excitement out of their political motives, totally ignoring
the human tragedy happening in their country exacerbated by the spiking death
numbers.
Pompeo
fabricated lies to attack China on multiple occasions, because he just hopes to
sell his aggressive and dangerous China policy, even at the price of people’s
lives, when the pandemic is causing psychological impacts on the American
society.
Analysts
in the U.S. pointed out that Pompeo did nothing to respond to the pandemic, but
spent most of his energy on accusing China, repeatedly using the term “possibility”
to spread lies to attack China and confuse the public.
It
was commented by the media that the top U.S. diplomat has brought a total
disgrace, as well as a loss of international credibility to his country. He
made up lies that the virus was leaked from a Wuhan lab, instigated other
countries to claim compensations from China, and hyped the so-called
non-transparency of China’s epidemic data.
Those
who tracked Pompeo’s open remarks during the COVID-19 pandemic believe that the
proportion of lies in his speeches has broken world record. Scott Ritter, a former U.S. Marine
Corps intelligence officer said on news site Russia Today that the U.S.
intelligence had been used to support the groundless theory that Iraq housed
weapons of mass destruction, and those who have knowledge of this would dread
many of Pompeo’s remarks.
Facing
the health crisis, China has always been open, transparent and responsible. It
takes the most comprehensive, strict and thorough containment measures with
all-out efforts to curb the spread of the virus, and is actively engaged in
international cooperation. China’s efforts and role are conspicuous.
On
the contrary, Pompeo’s immoral remarks would only cost the international
credibility for the U.S. and make his country a butt of joke.
He
was opposed by America’s allies at a previous G7 foreign ministers' meeting
when associating the novel coronavirus with China. Some European diplomats told
media that Pompeo’s requests had touched the “red line”, and Europe would never
“agree with this branding of this virus and trying to communicate this.”
Former U.S. National Security
Adviser Susan Rice gave a more explicit comment, saying Pompeo’s practices were
“shameful”. She stressed the reality that viruses can arise in any corner of
the globe, then spread to any corner of the globe.
The
arrogance that ignores justice, the practices that stir up troubles, as well as
the tricks that sow discords are the prominent labels placed by Pompeo on
American diplomacy. The typical Pompeo-style diplomatic provocation once again
exposed itself when the U.S. high-ranking official groundlessly slandered the
World Health Organizations (WHO) lately. The international society opposed the
U.S. defunding to the WHO, but Pompeo went farther, saying the organization
needs a “fundamental reform” and the U.S. may never restore funding to the UN
body.
Such
practices conducted when the world is undergoing a global public health crisis
are nothing but a heavy blow to international cooperation. Magazine The
American Conservative said in an article titled “A Failed Secretary Of State”
that the only thing that seems to interest Pompeo is in affixing blame to and
scoring points against other states. It noted that his tenure has been defined
by issuing lots of unrealistic ultimatums and flinging lots of undiplomatic
insults. Neither of those is useful or constructive, especially in an emergency
like this one, the article added.
"One
wonders whether he's Secretary of State or Secretary of Hate," remarked Iranian
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
However,
Pompeo’s awkward show is not as simple as a game. The top U.S. diplomat’s lies
and vicious remarks obviously damage the international cooperation to fight the
pandemic. Every lagged effort in the global public health crisis would
jeopardize people’s lives.
Thomas
Countryman, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State called Pompeo’s practices
“bad policy.” He believes that strengthening the capability of all countries to
cooperate on information exchange and best practices will save American lives.
Pompeo’s
dark mentality to stop China-America cooperation on pandemic control and
strengthen the confrontation against China has sounded an alarm for China-U.S.
relations. As a matter of fact, many international observers have pointed out
that the healthy and stable development of the international order is facing
severe challenges as the U.S. focuses almost all of its national security
strategies on major country competition.
No
one knows how much longer Pompeo’s virus-like diplomacy will last. The
visionary from the international society noted that America’s enemy is the
virus, and attacking the other countries will only lead to more deaths.
To
stop making troubles for and disturbing global solidarity, and to practically
enhance global cooperation on pandemic control is to assume responsibility for
the Americans and people around the world. It remains the only right path.
(Zhong Sheng is a pen name often
used by People’s Daily to express its views on foreign policy.)
How much longer will Pompeo’s awkward show last?
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