<Anchor> In response to the

US action to close the Chinese consulate in Houston, the Chinese government today (24th) demanded that the US consulate in southwestern Chengdu be closed.

It was the same way, but I would like to see the report of correspondent Song Wook and connect to Beijing.

<Reporter> The

Chinese government notified the closure of the US Consulate General in Chengdu this morning.

[Chinese state-run CCTV coverage: China has revoked the US Consulate-General in Chengdu to establish and operate, and has called for all operations and activities to cease.]

China justified and needed the United States to close the Chinese Consulate in Houston on the 21st . I explained that it was a response.

Just as the United States has declared the takeover of technology as a closed justification, it has also raised suspicion of Chengdu Consulate General.

[Wang Won Bin / China Foreign Ministry spokesman: Close some haechyeot interference and security interests of China in Chinese internal affairs, while the non-fit activities in Chengdu consulate staff status]

to Chengdu United States Consulate General in closing deadline will be 72 hours, just as the US measures Passed on.

In the meantime, China has countered US sanctions, such as restrictions on visa issuance, in an'eye for eyes, for teeth' way.

As the Chinese consulate was aware of the scene of burning documents at the Chinese consulate in Houston, the Chinese state-run media broadcasted the status of the US consulate on the Internet.

Founded in 1985, the US Consulate General of Chengdu covers southwestern China, especially Xinjiang and Tibet.

The United States has been pressing China for human rights issues in these regions.

The US Consulate General of Chengdu was also the site of a conflict between the United States and China during the dismissal of Chongqing, former Chongqing city boss Bo Xi Lai, who was the largest political rival of Xi Jinping's Chinese President in 2012.

He said the government did not want to face the current situation, and stressed that all responsibility lies with the United States.

(Video coverage: Ma Gyu, Video editing: Jeon Min Kyu)
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Anker > Correspondent Song Wook, why is China responding as a consulate in Chengdu among US missions in several locations?

<Reporter> After the

US consulate in Houston was closed, the US Consulate in Wuhan, Hong Kong, and Chengdu emerged as candidates for retaliation.

By the way, Wuhan has not yet returned the employee who had fled to Corona 19, and Hong Kong is far larger than the Chinese Consulate General in Houston in terms of size and symbolism.

In terms of size and importance, it seems that this means choosing a similar Chengdu and avoiding expansion or catastrophe.

And the US Consulate General in Chengdu has jurisdiction over Xinjiang and Tibet, where the United States raises human rights issues, and closing it would eliminate the outpost of information gathering from the United States.

<Anchor>

Now, we need to watch what the US will do, but can we expect to reach the US-China conflict?

<Reporter>

Closing the consulate is a diplomatic measure just before the break in diplomatic relations and is the first time since diplomatic ties between the United States and China.

President Trump has opened the door to further closings of Chinese diplomatic missions.

Secretary of State Pompeo is raising the accusation against China.

[Microphone Pompeo/President of the United States: President Nixon said he was afraid of creating the (monster) Frankenstein by opening the Chinese Communist Party to the world. And now it is.]

There are many analyzes that the US hitting China, in fact, President Trump, who has left less than 100 days of presidential elections, is aimed at transitioning.

As a result, there are observations that the Trump administration will not stop Chinese pressure and sanctions until the presidential election.

China is expected to continue fighting as much as it has come.

Chinese state media say the expulsion of a US intelligence agent who works as a diplomat in Hong Kong will be the next card.

However, it is also true that the United States has a lot of strategic aspects of the presidential election, and the catastrophe of China-US relations to China is an economic and diplomatic blow.

(Video coverage: Ma Gyu, Video editing: Jo Moo Hwan)