US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted a map on Twitter showing that China was 900 miles from the Arctic Circle. Photo: AFP
China rejects Mike Pompeo’s challenge to its ‘near-Arctic nation’ claim
- US secretary of state on Monday tweeted that Beijing’s declaration was a ‘communist fiction’
- Foreign ministry hits back by contrasting Chinese involvement in the region with American activities in the South China Sea
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted a map on Twitter showing that China was 900 miles from the Arctic Circle. Photo: AFP