Chinanews.com, August 5th. According to a report by the American Chinese website, a bottle of whiskey worth about US$5,800, presented by the Japanese government to former U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo, disappeared. The U.S. State Department has launched an investigation.

Data map: Pompeo, former US Secretary of State.

  According to reports, a public document released by the U.S. State Department on the 4th reported that in 2019, Pompeo and former U.S. President Trump and other government officials received gifts.

One of the lists stated that the Japanese government gave Pompeo a bottle of whiskey, which was received on June 24, 2019.

  The New York Times quoted two people familiar with the matter as reporting that the US State Department has launched an investigation into the missing wine.

The newspaper pointed out that Pompeo was in Saudi Arabia when the Japanese government gave the gift.

  Pompeo’s lawyer William Burke said in a statement that Pompeo did not remember receiving a bottle of whiskey from the Japanese government and did not know that the State Department was investigating his disappearance.

  According to reports, if the value of the gift is less than US$390, US officials can keep it.

Gifts that exceed this amount must be purchased by officials to keep them.

According to two people familiar with the investigation, the US government has not received any payment for the whisky.