US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday demanded that China release a citizen journalist jailed for reports from Wuhan, accusing Beijing of seeking to cover up the Covid-19 pandemic.

U.S. Sec of state Mike Pompeo urges release of Wuhan citizen journalist

Even before Pompeo arrived in Sri Lanka, China had fired back at the US message, accusing Washington of bullying smaller nations.

Mike Pompeo: Sri Lanka must make difficult but necessary choices

China's latest move comes days after Washington announced new restrictions on staff working for Beijing's foreign missions

Beijing to impose restrictions on all US diplomats in China

After German doctors declared that Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned, Kremlin today dismissed accusations of Putin's involvement.

Kremlin dismisses Navalny poisoning; US calls for 'full and transparent investigation'

Speaking alongside Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Pompeo attacked the communist regime and said Boris Johnson's administration was right to cool off its relationship over a string of human rights abuses.

WION Fineprint: US secretary of state holds presser with Dominic Raab

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged China to reveal all it knows about the coronavirus outbreak in a meeting with a top Chinese official in Hawaii on Wednesday as new revelations about President Donald Trump and China rocked Washington.

US-China tensions: Pompeo meets Chinese officials, US sanctions over Uighur atrocities

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with top Chinese diplomat

Accusing China of exploiting George Floyd’s death for its own political gain, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Beijing’s callous attempts will fail.

China exploiting George Floyd's death for political gain: Mike Pompeo