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:

China's State media is attacking US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

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.