Mike Pompeo said there was “enormous evidence” linking the outbreak to a lab in Wuhan. Photo: AFP
Mike Pompeo said there was “enormous evidence” linking the outbreak to a lab in Wuhan. Photo: AFP
Coronavirus pandemic
China /  Diplomacy

Chinese state media step up attacks on ‘evil’ and ‘insane’ Mike Pompeo after he blames China for coronavirus spreading

  • Official mouthpieces denounce US Secretary of State as a ‘liar’ after he claimed there was ‘enormous evidence’ virus had come from a lab in Wuhan
  • Beijing has reacted with anger to the claims, as well as repeated accusations from Washington that it is to blame for the Covid-19 pandemic

Keegan Elmer
Keegan Elmer in Beijing

Updated: 11:07pm, 5 May, 2020

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Mike Pompeo said there was “enormous evidence” linking the outbreak to a lab in Wuhan. Photo: AFP
Mike Pompeo said there was “enormous evidence” linking the outbreak to a lab in Wuhan. Photo: AFP
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