Pompeo's remarks show Washington has lost the plot

Editor's note: In his interview with local media on Saturday, Xu Bu, China's ambassador to Chile, rebuked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for the views he expressed on China during his visit to Santiago the day before. Excerpts:

That Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is scheduled to visit Beijing on April 24 to attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation shows that Chile attaches great significance to developing relations with China.

Pompeo's accusations against China are groundless. He even said that China has killed hundreds of US citizens and abets terrorism. Obviously, the top US diplomat has lost his mind, and gone too far.