China's State media is attacking US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
They never have liked him much but since his comments on China and the virus, the attacks have stepped up
- an "enemy of humankind" practicing "highly venomous" diplomacy
- a "super-spreader" of a "political virus."
- "rumour monger" with a "dark mind."
Meanwhile President Trump is back on the warpath with China:
The evident tensions are not a positivfe3 for further trade talks between the two countries and are a negative for risk trades such as AUD.