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Pompeo: Supply Chain Issues 'Child's Play' If China Dominates Trade Route
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Jerusalem Post's annual conference on Oct. 12, 2021, in Jerusalem. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
By Nick Koutsobinas | Sunday, 26 December 2021 05:25 PM
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that if China can dominate the trade route in the South China Sea, then supply chain shipments could suffer more as a result.
Appearing Sunday on "The Cats Roundtable" radio show on WABC 770 AM, hosted by John Catsimatidis, Pompeo said: "Southeast Asia, countries like Vietnam and Singapore and South Korea, all need to understand that the threat from China's domination of the South China Sea will make our supply chain problems that we're suffering from today look like child's play if the Chinese are able to dominate … commercial shipments through the South China Sea."
"I think that's their intention," he added. "And we, the United States, need to be an essential player in leading the response to convince the Chinese government that the cost for doing that is just too enormous. We can do it. … It simply takes presidential leadership, good communication and real resolve."
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