Republican Lawmakers Call for Tough Biden Response After CCP Sanctions Trump Officials

The Epoch Times 01.22.2021 1 min read
Republican Lawmakers Call for Tough Biden Response After CCP Sanctions Trump Officials
Republican Lawmakers Call for Tough Biden Response After CCP Sanctions Trump Officials
President Joe Biden speaks about the CCP virus response before signing executive orders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, on Jan. 21, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Top Republican lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to take forceful measures against the Chinese regime, after Beijing slapped sanctions on former Trump administration officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The sanctions were announced on Jan. 20, the same day that President Joe Biden was sworn into office. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson accused the U.S. officials of carrying out “a series of crazy moves” that “seriously interfered with China’s internal affairs” and “seriously disrupted China-U.S. relations.”

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