China Calls Pompeo A Fraud And Declares Ready To Collaborate With Biden's Government

Mike Pompeo (Sumber: Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - Towards the end of Donald Trump's presidency, China accused Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of the United States of America as a "liar and a fraud." China has also said it will cooperate with the next government under Joe Biden.

Pompeo, who has carried out a series of actions against China in the final weeks of his term, delivered his final attack on Tuesday, January 19 when he said the Trump administration had determined that China had committed genocide and crimes against humanity by suppressing ethnic Uighur Muslims in the Xinjiang region.

"Pompeo has fabricated so many lies in the last few years, and this is just another bold lie," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying told a media briefing on Wednesday, January 20.

"What Pompeo called the statute is nothing but paper. This US politician is notorious for lying and cheating, making himself a laughing stock and a clown," Hua continued.

China has repeatedly rejected accusations of mistreatment of the Uighur population in the Xinjiang region, where representatives of the United Nations (UN) say that at least one million Uighurs and other Muslims have been detained in camps.

However, Biden's candidate for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said he agreed with Pompeo's assessment of genocide.

"Forcing men, women and children into concentration camps; trying, in effect, re-educating them to become adherents of the Chinese Communist Party ideology, all shows an attempt to commit genocide," Blinken said, Tuesday, January 19.

When asked about Blinken's remarks, Hua invited the next US administration to decide and warned that China would not accept criticism of future policies in Xinjiang.

"We hope that the new US administration can have a reasonable and cold-minded assessment of the Xinjiang issue, among other issues," he said.

"We hope the new government will cooperate with China in a spirit of mutual respect, handle differences well and carry out more mutually beneficial cooperation in more sectors," Hua emphasized.

Beijing's anger is often directed at Pompeo, and Hua is asked if he will miss him. “Of course, we enjoy the free shows every day. However, I think the harm he's inflicted on the image and reputation of the US is irreversible and difficult to heal, "Hua said.