Bloomberg: “Vice President Mike Pence was set to deliver a speech criticizing China’s human rights record on June 4, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre — until Donald Trump stepped in. The president delayed the speech to avoid upsetting Beijing ahead of a potential meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 meeting in Japan at the end of this month.”
“Trump also put off U.S. sanctions on Chinese surveillance companiesthat Pence planned to preview in his remarks. The speech was tentatively rescheduled for June 24, just days before the Osaka meetings. But with Beijing signaling that Xi might not agree to a meeting, there is now debate within the administration about when Pence should deliver the speech and how hard he should be on the Chinese.”
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