"Swiss citizens never settle for second best"

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns the people of Switzerland of grave security threat of Chinese companies such as Huawei. The “Chinese Communist party will know every piece of information that flows across those Chinese networks.” Asked about the Iranian people’s freedom movement, the Secretary tells DIE WELTWOCHE: “I am very confident that the entire world will behave differently than it did in 2009” when the “Green Movement” was crushed by Iranian security forces. Wrapping up a three-day extensive visit to Switzerland, Pompeo is strongly advocating a Free Trade Agreement with the Alpine republic. He calls it “a priority” and is “convinced” that the outcome “will benefit the both countries.”

Before his departure for a state banquet with Queen Elizabeth and President Donald Trump at Buckingham Palace, the Secretary of State takes an appraising look at the Swiss Alpine panorama as he sits down with DIE WELTWOCHE. With the snowcapped peaks glistening in the distance, Mike Pompeo is upbeat. He is enjoying his stay in Switzerland whose ties with the US he calls “deep, strong, and growing.” The restless globe trotter has spent three full days in the Alpine republic, the longest any US Secretary of State ever visited.

"Swiss citizens ne ...