Mike Pompeo lashes out at China at 'Quad' meeting in Japan

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Mike Pompeo lashes out at China at 'Quad' meeting in Japan.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out at China on Tuesday at a meeting in Tokyo of US regional allies.

Mr Pompeo accused China's governing Communist Party of "exploitation, corruption and coercion".

He was meeting counterparts from Australia, India and Japan - a group known as "The Quad" - to discuss an increasingly assertive China.

Under the Trump administration, relations between the US and China have plummeted to their worst in decades.

As a counter-measure, Washington has been making efforts to strengthen ties with regional allies.

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The Quad - the other members represented by Japan's Toshimitsu Motegi, Australia's Marise Payne and India's Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - was expected to discuss other issues as well, including the coronavirus pandemic and cyber security.

"Looking forward to discussing increased cooperation to promote our shared vision for a free and open #IndoPacific, composed of nations that are independent, strong, and prosperous," Mr Pompeo tweeted on departure