Department of State: 4 recent postings regarding CHINA -- Before these is this quoting POTUS -- America is a sovereign nation and our first priority is always the safety and security of our citizens https://twitter.com/StateDept

**POTUS quote**: https://twitter.com/StateDept/status/1339450427406999552
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President @realDonaldTrump: America is a sovereign nation and **our first priority is always the safety and security of our citizens.**

**1**: https://twitter.com/StateDept/status/1339473871435689984
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.@SecPompeo: It’s taken this country and indeed, the free world, a long time to understand the trajectory of China today.

**2**: https://twitter.com/StateDept/status/1339526199794675712
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.@SecPompeo: The Chinese Communist Party poses a real threat. We want China to engage on the world stage the way we ask every other nation to.

**3**: https://twitter.com/StateDept/status/1339560255580205059
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The Chinese Communist Party’s threat to American national security extends into our financial markets and impacts U.S. investors.

**4**: https://twitter.com/StateDept/status/1339586746393063425
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.@SecPompeo: We have to work together to continue the Transatlantic awakening to the China challenge, in the interest of preserving our free societies, our prosperity, and our future.