China News Agency, Beijing, July 24 (Reporter Zhang Su) In response to the report that the US has arranged for diplomats in China to return to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin responded at a regular press conference on the 24th.
A reporter asked. According to reports, the United States is arranging for the return of diplomats in China to China, including a chartered flight from the United States to Shanghai. The US is also arranging charter flights to Tianjin and Guangzhou. Can you confirm and introduce the situation?
Wang Wenbin said that China and the United States have maintained communication regarding the arrangements for the return of US diplomats in China.
Another reporter asked that the Chinese Consul General in Houston Cai Wei said in an interview that the consulate will remain in operation until further notice. Can you confirm?
Wang Wenbin replied at a regular press conference that the Chinese Consulate in Houston is still operating. "We urge the United States to withdraw the relevant wrong decision."
On July 21, the US unilaterally provoked the incident and suddenly demanded that China close the Consulate General in Houston. On the 22nd, the Chinese Embassy in the United States issued a statement stating that it "strongly condemns and resolutely opposes" the US unilaterally requesting China to close the Consulate General in Houston within a time limit. (Finish)