Secretary of State Pompeo said that China did not fulfill its commitments and adhere to international standards on many issues like the South China Sea.

"What we are facing is the challenge from the Chinese government, when they do not consistently deliver on the promises. I can mention many examples," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. 11 in a seminar at Rice University in Houston.

Pompeo said that China "said one thing and did another" with its own commitments, not complying with common international standards. He cited, for example, Beijing deploying weapons to artificial islands illegally renovated in the South China Sea, although Chinese President Xi Jinping once promised not to militarize the region.

Pompeo also addressed many tensions between the two countries, such as protests in Hong Kong and the trade war. The remarks came just a month before US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $ 200 billion in Chinese imports, suggesting that Washington will take a tougher approach to Beijing during the period. next time.

Pompeo said in late October that he would continue to speak about China in the coming months to oppose Beijing in many matters. "We finally realize the level of Chinese hostility towards the United States and our values," Pompeo said.

Vice President Mike Pence also accused China of acting aggressively and destabilizing Vietnam's oil and gas activities in the South China Sea on October 24. He said that China's militarization and its approach to neighboring countries in the region over the years "has been increasingly provocative".

China claims a large area of the South China Sea, overlapping the waters of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and deploying military equipment, building military facilities on the artificial islands of Beijing. France in the South China Sea.

From the beginning of July to the end of October, the Hai Duong Geological Survey and the escort group violated Vietnam's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the South China Sea. Many countries around the world as well as ASEAN have expressed concern about the situation in the South China Sea. The State Department and the US Department of Defense both issued press releases criticizing China's intervention in Vietnam's long-standing oil and gas activities in the South China Sea, undermining regional peace, security and violating international rules.