The Chinese Consulate General of Houston, Texas, which was first established as a US-China diplomatic relations in 1979, has been closed in 42 years. The US government demanded closure by tomorrow (4pm local time 24pm).

Inside the U.S. consulate in China, the consulate of Houston, there is a rush to burn documents. Reports were sent to the smell of burning paper, causing a commotion of fire trucks.


The Chinese government says it will "return as much as it has been received," and it is said that it will immortalize the "strong versus strong" confrontation. The United States warns of further closure of the mission.

President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, two endless conflict in the'Strong Man' era, [Pick Q&A] will examine the reasons for the future US-China conflict and the future prospects.


Q. Is it possible to suddenly notify the consulate to close, or to follow customs in diplomacy?

A. Superficial reasons are intellectual property protection and sovereignty protection.

"As a result of research in the United States, the consulate of Houston has been involved in destructive action," said David Stillwell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific, US State Department. "The Houston Consulate General is a spy center."

He also referred to the'Vienna Convention' as if he were aware of diplomatic customs.

State Department spokesman Morgan Otigeus also told reporters, "In accordance with the Vienna Convention, each country has an obligation not to interfere with the other country's internal affairs." It appears to mean the possibility of Chinese government intervention in the US presidential election.

The United States, however, did not provide clear evidence when claiming to be'theft of technology.'

The Chinese government strongly objected that it was "a unilateral political provocation and a violation of international law."

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hwa Chun Ying countered that "the US statement of measures to protect intellectual property rights and privacy is incredibly ridiculous."


Q. Why was the Consulate General of Houston first closed?

A. There is an analysis called'just enough'.

Currently, in the United States, there are five Chinese consulates in New York, LA, San Francisco, Chicago and Houston, including embassies in Washington DC, and seven Chinese embassies in New York.

The Consulate General of Houston focuses on visas for Chinese travelers in the southern United States, such as Texas and Florida.

In addition, the Consulate General of Houston is the sister consulate of the U.S. Consulate General in Wuhan in China, and the U.S. Consulate has already withdrawn from Wuhan, known as the'Corona Origin'.

There are no travelers anyway in the corona phase, and the US government seems to have seen less expected Chinese retaliatory influence than the Houston Consulate would close other diplomats.

Q. It's not been a day or two since China started collecting technology in the United States, why is it now?

A. In a word, China unanimously said, "The US government is raging about ahead of the US presidential election."

It's from a comment by the Chinese state-run Global Times. The Global Times added, "The Trump administration believes that increasing tensions between the US and the United States will help the reunion."

Even within the United States, the analysis that the Houston Consulate General is due to the US presidential election in November is dominant.

The New York Times said, "The move came out of the trump camp fearing a major failure to deal with the new corona crisis."

At the end of the day, President Trump calls the corona virus a'china virus' and blames China for the corona crisis.

When he rarely finds an opportunity to rebound in approval ratings, such as the corona crisis, which is becoming increasingly serious in the campaign against black discrimination, it will be interpreted as President Trump's unique countermeasures to blame internal evil for external enemies.


Q. It's not China to stay still?

A. The principle of Chinese diplomacy is "return the same as much as it was given."

Inside China, once the Chinese consulate in the United States closes, it is said that the US consulate in China will retaliate.

Reuters reported that China is considering closing the US consulate in Wuhan with a debit card.

The US consulate in Wuhan pulled out of Wuhan in the early days of corona, and the US-China government is in conflict as it returns.

There are also claims from inside China to close the consulate in Hong Kong.

Currently, Hong Kong is a place where conflicts between the two countries have continued, such as the US depriving Hong Kong of special status amid the crackdown on China's democratization movement, including the designation of the National Security Law.

However, closing the US consulate in Hong Kong can paralyze Hong Kong's finances and economy, and the Chinese government has to be cautious.


Q. Severe confrontation between China and the United States, until when?

A. China's response to the closure of the Consulate General in Houston has yet to come.

Nevertheless, President Trump is arguing that "it is possible to close other missions other than Houston."

President Trump, who is struggling with the vice president of Biden before the re-election, is aiming for a boost in approval ratings by hitting China in all directions.

The dominant analysis is that extreme confrontation can last as long as before the November election.

'News Pick'.