Pompeo offers warning on China in Georgia speech ahead of Senate elections

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday raised the risk of China stealing academic research and intellectual property in remarks at a university in Georgia that come weeks before two Senate runoff elections in the state.The setting of the speech at Georgia Tech in Atlanta had raised eyebrows given its proximity to the Senate races, which will determine which party holds the majority in the upper chamber.In a nod to the controversy, Pompeo…