Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned China was trying to take advantage of the US and asked the governors of the states to be cautious when doing business with it.

Speaking to the National Governors Association in Washington on February 8, Pompeo said China was pursuing a policy of abusing US freedom to "gain an advantage before us at the federal and state levels." and local ".

"In business, I ask you to be cautious. As President Reagan tried, when someone approached to recommend or connect with a business deal, 'trust but verify'." , Secretary of State told governors representing 55 states and US territories, emphasizing that competition with China is not only a matter of federal level.

Pompeo explained that there are problems at the state level that affect US foreign policy and its people, affecting its important national security capacity.

The warning was issued by Pompeo after US prosecutors last month accused Charles Lieber, head of the Department of Chemistry and Biology at Harvard University, for giving false statements about joining a Chinese program to attract water experts. out.

Beijing has criticized the US Secretary of State's "cruel attack" on China and said any attempt to smear or hinder its development would fail.

The world's two leading economies have recently tried to cool off a prolonged trade war, but observers say that even when an agreement is reached, competition between the two countries will still happen "regularly and fiercely." ". Many experts argue that it is actually part of geopolitical competition between the US and China.