US Consulate General in Chengdu, China Closes New Phase of US-China Conflict 20:02 July 27
The Chinese government has announced that the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, in the inland area has been closed, and the conflict between the United States and China, which is intensifying over the response to the new coronavirus and the situation in Hong Kong, has entered a new phase, both sides It has become an unusual situation that the overseas mission of Japan is closed.
The U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, was closed on the morning of the 27th at the request of the Chinese side. I announced that I went.
In a press conference yesterday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Wu Wen-Ji said, "It is a legitimate and necessary counter-measure against the U.S. closing the Chinese Consulate General in Houston and forcing it into the building." I said.
He said, "I didn't want to see both countries reach this stage. The responsibility is entirely on the American side." "The United States immediately corrected the mistake and put the bilateral relations on a path of normal development. We demand that we create the necessary conditions for the return," reiterating the position that the responsibility for solving the problem lies with the United States.
Prior to the closure of the Consulate General, large buses and trucks were in and out on the 26th, and it was also confirmed that the American flag was being dropped on the premises on the 27th morning.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in China also posted on Twitter, "I said goodbye to the Consulate-General of Chengdu today, and we will keep thinking of you forever."
With the response to the new coronavirus and the situation in Hong Kong, the intensifying confrontation between the United States and China has entered a new phase, and it is an unusual situation that both overseas missions are closed.
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Chinese foreign policy expert and professor of the People's University of China, who is familiar with US-China relations, told NHK in an interview about US intentions, "As Secretary of State Secretary Pompeio speaks clearly: The goal is to eliminate the Communist Party of China and prevent China from becoming a "communist state."
However, he said, "The Communist Party of China is widely supported by the people in the country and is well controlled," stressing the view that the aims of the American side will not be realized.
He also pointed out that if the United States disapproved of the "one China" principle for Taiwan, or if it took military action in the South China Sea, it would have a devastating effect on bilateral relations. It is unlikely that this will happen," he said, but the Chinese government is continuing to consider the worst case.