Pompeo Wins Fans in China Despite Heightened Attacks by State Media

Pompeo Wins Fans in China Despite Heightened Attacks by State Media
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo meets with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne at the State Department in Washington, on Jan. 30, 2019. Cliff Owen/AP Photo
Alexander Zhang
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has come under sustained attack from Chinese state media for his criticism of the Chinese regime’s handling of the CCP virus outbreak, but he is enjoying growing popularity among ordinary Chinese internet users.

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reacted angrily on May 4 after Pompeo said that there was “enormous evidence” linking the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus to a state-owned virology lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the outbreak started late last year.