"I regret the decision made by China to further limit the ability to carry out the free activities of journalists," TASS quoted him as saying.
At the same time, Pompeo expressed the hope that the Chinese authorities would "reconsider their decision."
Earlier, China announced the actual withdrawal of accreditations from several American journalists and demanded that five US media provide data on their employees and finances to the PRC.
Beijing took this step after the United States decided to introduce a limit on the number of Chinese citizens in the American missions of the five state-owned media in China.