US Vice President Pence, Reuters with extracts from his speech to come tomorrow
In speech detailing complaints about Chinese influence, Pence to say "we will not be intimidated"
- Pence to say Chinese naval vessel came within 45 yards (meters) of US ship this week in south china sea
- Pence to say US will respect "one China policy" but says Taiwan's "embrace of democracy shows a better path" for all Chinese
- Pence to say Russian political influence effort "pales in comparison to what China is doing," citing US intelligence agent
- Pence to say China threatened to deny US corporation a business license unless it spoke out against US policies
- Pence to say China laid out strategy in June to split US groups with "covert actors, front groups, and propaganda outlets"
Pence speech is scheduled for 11 am ET (1500 GMT)
- At the Hudson Institute think tank in Washington
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A new approach to diplomacy might be needed. If that guy doesn't get confirmed for the Supreme Court maybe they could send him to China to smooth things over. He could give Li a big pash or something?
