China News Service, July 25. According to the website of the Chinese Consulate General in New York, on July 21, the US suddenly requested China to close the Consulate General in Houston. The spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to this. This time the U.S. unilaterally closed the Chinese Consulate General in Houston for a limited time. This is a political provocation initiated by the U.S. side against China. It seriously violates international law and the basic norms of international relations, seriously violates the relevant provisions of the Sino-U.S. consular treaty, and deliberately undermined China-U.S. relations. Outrageous and unreasonable. China strongly condemns this. China urges the US to immediately revoke the wrong decision. Otherwise, China will definitely make a proper and necessary response.

　　China has always adhered to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. Infiltration and interference in other countries' internal affairs have never been the genes and traditions of China's diplomacy. The Chinese diplomatic mission in the United States has always performed its duties in the United States in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, and is committed to promoting exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States and enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples. The consular area of ​​our consulate has many stories of Sino-US friendship, which embodies the wisdom and unremitting efforts of generations. During the epidemic, people from all walks of life and consular districts in China helped and assisted each other, and continued to write good stories of people-to-people friendship. We believe that when developing relations with China, the United States must conform to mainstream public opinion and not be trapped by the political bigotry of a few people.

　　The Chinese Consulate General in New York is willing to continue to promote local exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States in the consular area and enhance the friendship between the two peoples.