Consulate General of China in Houston approves closure order US Government July 23, 4:34
The US government has officially confirmed that it has ordered the closure of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, Texas. "It is to protect American intellectual property and personal information," and further deterioration of US-China relations is unavoidable.
A US State Department spokesman, Ortagus, announced in a statement yesterday that he had ordered the closure of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, Texas.
The statement states, "The Vienna Convention requires diplomats to comply with the laws of the host country and not interfere with internal affairs. To protect US intellectual property and personal information."
Regarding this, Secretary of State Pompeio denounced China's plagiarism of intellectual property, etc. And actions to protect the economy and employment.”
In addition, Republican Senator Rubio, known as the Chinese hardliner, told Twitter on Wednesday that ``The Consulate General in Houston is not a diplomatic facility, it is the center of the Chinese Communist Party's huge spy network and must be closed. No,” he said, recognizing that the Consulate General in Houston was the hub of Chinese espionage.
On the other hand, the Chinese government is preparing to take countermeasures, and several American media also reported that China orders the closure of the U.S. Consulate General in Wuhan, and further deterioration of US-China relations is unavoidable. is.