Economic clout makes China tougher challenge for US than Soviet Union was: Mike Pompeo – The Economic Times

PRAGUE: China ‘s global economic power makes the communist country in some ways a more difficult foe to counter than the Soviet Union during the Cold War , U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on a visit to the Czech Republic on Wednesday. Pompeo called on countries around Europe to rally against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which he said leverages its economic might to exert its influence around the world. “What’s happening now isn’t Cold War 2.0,” Pompeo said in a speech to the Czech Senate. “The challenge of resisting the CCP threat is in some ways much…