The extraordinary warning – sent to the State Department’s top deputy – came after an earlier bitter exchange between Mike Pompeo and key Democrats.
Author: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY
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Trapped, alone and ‘desperate to come home.’ American siblings barred from leaving China
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