Xinhua International Current Review: China is forced to counter the United States to take full responsibility
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 24th, report title: China is forced to counter the United States to take full responsibility
Xinhua News Agency reporter
On the 24th, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified the US Embassy in China that China has decided to revoke the permission for the establishment and operation of the US Consulate General in Chengdu and put forward specific requirements for the Consulate General to stop all operations and activities. This move is China’s countermeasure against the U.S. authorities’ recent sudden request that China close the Consulate General in Houston. It is the U.S. bullying and provocation first, and China is forced to counteract it. The responsibility rests entirely with the U.S.
The U.S.'s arrogant request for China to close the library seriously violates international law and the basic norms of international relations and the relevant provisions of the Sino-US consular treaty. It is another unilateral political provocation initiated by the United States against China and a deliberate destruction of Sino-US relations. According to the US State Department, the closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston is to "protect American intellectual property rights and Americans' private information." This statement is totally untenable and has been mocked by many international media. CNN website published an analysis that the move was entirely for political purposes.
The U.S. has recently stirred up troubles in Sino-U.S. relations to the point of hysteria. For a period of time, senior White House officials have continued to stigmatize China and politicize the origin of the new crown virus. The hats of "Chinese virus" and "Wuhan virus" are flying all over the sky; the US has used state machinery to suppress Chinese companies on unreasonable charges; Consular personnel, bombs and death threats to Chinese diplomatic agencies and personnel in the United States have severely disrupted the normal work and life order of our personnel in the United States; the United States has unprovoked suppression of Chinese media organizations in the United States and imposed new visas on Chinese journalists working in the United States Restrictions; intimidation and interrogation of Chinese students studying in the United States, confiscation of personal electronic devices and even unprovoked detention... This time the United States unilaterally closed the Chinese Consulate in Houston for a limited time. This is an unprecedented escalation action taken by the United States against China. China has to Take countermeasures.
It should be noted that the U.S. has played the "China card" in diplomacy for two purposes: First, the domestic fight against the epidemic is not effective, there are many problems, and various social contradictions have intensified, and it has tried every means to transfer targets and transfer contradictions through the use of stigma; The politicization, politicization, and labeling methods discredit China in order to increase the declining support rate of polls. The National Interest of the United States pointedly pointed out that as the domestic epidemic intensified and the general election approached, some American politicians blamed the epidemic crisis on China, in fact, in order to divert criticism of the US government.
Human hearts cannot be violated, and heaven cannot be deceived. The unprovoked closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston by the US not only aroused the indignation of the Chinese people, but also allowed the international community to see the true face of US bullying. Playing the "China card" indiscriminately is overdrawing the credibility of the United States. World public opinion has published articles expressing concerns about the impact of US diplomatic bullying on international relations.
Sino-US relations are one of the most important bilateral relations in the world today. The Chinese government and people have always attached great importance to Sino-US relations and advocated friendly coexistence between the Chinese and American peoples and abandon hatred and opposition. China is forced to take countermeasures, which is a legitimate and necessary response to the unreasonable actions of the United States. It conforms to international law and basic norms of international relations, and conforms to diplomatic practices. This move is only aimed at a few extremist forces in the US government, not the American people.
Sino-US cooperation is a win-win situation, while fighting is a win-win situation. Former U.S. Secretary of State Kissinger warned that China and the United States have no choice but to cooperate, and the two sides cannot afford the cost of conflict. It is hoped that the U.S. will recognize the situation and rein in the precipice as soon as possible to avoid further deterioration of Sino-U.S. relations.