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Pompeo warns PHL vs dealing with Chinese state-run or state-backed firms

They are unlike American firms which operate with “highest standards of transparency, adhere to rule of law,” he says (Eagle News) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, March 1, warned the Philippines against entering into deals with Chinese state-run or state-backed firms. Speaking to the media at the Department of Foreign Affairs where he met with Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., Pompeo said American companies were the “best partners” in infrastructure, development, […]