"The sanctions waiver covering these activities will end following a final, 60-day wind-down period allowing companies and entities involved in these activities to cease their operations," Pompeo says
Hong Kong, an economic powerhouse, is a Special Administrative Region of China
Mike Pompeo said he had been alerted to threats by the Chinese government to interfere with the work of American journalists in Hong Kong
The Trump administration is currently weighing punitive action against China over its early handling of the global health emergency.
In talks with Medtronic and Abbott on relocating units
In Russia, new cases exceeded 10,000 for the first time, while the death toll in Britain mounted near that of Italy, the epicenter of Europes outbreak
Pompeo made the comment while re-tweeting a tweet by US Consul General in Hyderabad, India, Joel Reifman
The novel coronavirus has infected over 3,193,960 people and claimed more than 227,640 lives across the globe
Edited excerpts from US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo's opening remarks at a press conference, April 22 in Washington DC
Pompeo said there will be a time to make sure that "we get this right" and to make sure that the US is not dependent on China for its pharmaceutical goods
Pompeo said, during the meeting, the US urged every country to work together to protect the UN and other organisations from China's malign influence and authoritarianism
According to Associated Press, the Trump administration further threatened further reductions in all forms of cooperation after the country's rival leaders failed to agree on forming a new government.
It took an "awful long time" for the world to become aware of this risk that was sitting there in China, said Pompeo
According to CNN, the number of coronavirus cases in the US passed 3,000 on Sunday
The new deal would see the two sides agree to the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from Afghanistan in return for insurgent guarantees
The commitments represented an important step to a lasting peace in a new Afghanistan, free from al-Qaeda, ISIS and any other terror group 'that would seek to bring us harm', Trump said
US intelligence agencies are also focusing on Iran, where the country's deputy health minister has fallen ill during a worsening outbreak
Acting Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice G Wells said an excellent progress was made during the presidential visit to India
Building on an agreement on reducing violence across Afghanistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday
The United States and the Taliban have been engaged in talks to facilitate a political settlement to end the conflict in Afghanistan and reduce US presence in the region