On July 21, 2020, the US unilaterally provoked an incident and suddenly demanded that China close the Consulate General in Houston, which seriously violated relevant international law and basic norms of international relations and the relevant provisions of the Sino-US consular treaty, and seriously damaged Sino-US relations. China has made a proper and necessary response to this.
The United States fabricated excuses and spread lies for its wrong decision, and in just a few days it threw out multiple versions with different opinions. But repeating a lie a thousand times is still a lie. Some of the rhetoric concocted by the U.S. are made out of nothing, and some are inverted from black and white, and there is no real evidence. In this regard, it is necessary to enumerate the fallacies and actual conditions of the U.S. in order to rectify the source and restore the innocence of the facts and truth.
Lie 1: China steals US intellectual property, including the research and development results of the new crown pneumonia vaccine. The closure is to protect US intellectual property rights and private information of US citizens.
Fact: The U.S. has spoken out, and has never produced a conclusive piece of evidence to confirm its claim. In fact, China is a global innovation and intellectual property power, and has become the main driving force for the development of intellectual property in the world. In terms of the development of new crown pneumonia vaccines, China is in a leading position and there is no reason to steal related intellectual property rights from the United States.
◆China is a global innovation and intellectual property power, and it has been continuously increasing technological innovation and intellectual property protection. The scale and growth rate of China's innovation investment has entered the world's leading ranks. R&D expenditures have increased from 300.31 billion yuan in 2006 to 1967.79 billion yuan in 2018, an average annual growth rate of 17%. The world ranking has risen from sixth to second. The number of R&D personnel ranks first in the world. The number of invention patent applications received by China has ranked first in the world for 9 consecutive years. In recent years, China's "Patent Cooperation Treaty" international patent applications have also developed rapidly, ranking second in the world. The annual report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization pointed out that China has become the main driving force for the development of intellectual property in the world.
◆China is in a leading position in the development of new coronary pneumonia vaccines. Currently, China's scientific research team has deployed multiple vaccine research and development tasks in accordance with five technical routes. China's vaccines with independent intellectual property rights have successfully entered clinical trials. The Beijing Institute of Biological Products of China National Pharmaceutical Group of China National Pharmaceutical Group has taken the lead in building the world's largest new coronary pneumonia vaccine production workshop. China's State Drug Administration and other competent authorities are also making every effort to promote the development and marketing of new coronary pneumonia vaccines. China is actively strengthening cooperation in vaccine research and development, production and distribution with relevant countries. The United States falsely claiming that China has stolen its vaccine research and development results is not only a disrespect for the hard work of Chinese scientists and malicious smear of China's anti-epidemic results, but also severely damaged global vaccine research and development cooperation and undermined international anti-epidemic cooperation.
◆ "Houston Chronicle", CNN, CBS, BBC and other reports believe that the US State Department's claim that the Chinese Consulate General in Houston should be closed is a grounds order for the so-called "China's theft of intellectual property rights" Life is suspicious. The purpose of this move is to divert people's concerns about the US government's ineffective fight against the epidemic. The closing of the Chinese Consulate in Houston by the United States is a tough measure Trump took against China before the election to support its declining approval rate. China has become its most vulnerable target and used to promote elections. Almost every day, the United States takes new actions against the absurd argument that "China exploits the United States". As the U.S. election season is approaching and the U.S. economy is severely hit by the epidemic, Trump believes that "playing the'China card' has a political advantage". This is to a certain extent driven by the U.S. from the perspective of domestic considerations and will only make China The tension between the United States has worsened.
Lie 2: Through the talent recruitment program in the United States, China steals American scientific research results and intellectual property from scientific research institutions such as the University of Texas Anderson Cancer Research Center and Houston area energy and high-tech companies.
Fact: The U.S. conducts a presumption of guilt for normal Sino-U.S. scientific and cultural exchanges and cooperation. There is no essential difference between China's talent introduction work and international practices, and it is fair and blameless.
◆In the era of globalization, the transnational flow of talents has promoted technological and economic progress on a global scale. Countries all over the world are actively developing international talent exchanges and cooperation. There is no essential difference between China's talent introduction work and the common practices of other countries in the world.
◆Strengthening China-US exchanges and cooperation in science and technology and other fields is in the common interests of both parties, including the interests of the United States. The "Global Artificial Intelligence Talent Tracking" report released in mid-June by the "Marco Polo" think tank under the Paulson Institute of the United States shows that Chinese universities have trained nearly one-third of relevant talents for American research institutions. The United States' global leadership in the field of artificial intelligence is inseparable from China's talent supply.
◆The actions of the US government run counter to its self-proclaimed concepts such as openness and freedom and the public promises made by the US leaders, run counter to the trend of the times for international talent exchanges, and have a serious negative impact on normal cultural and personnel exchanges between China and the US.
Lie 3: The Chinese Consulate General in Houston engages in subversive behaviors. It is the core node of the CCP’s huge spy and influence network in the United States. It is also the center of the Chinese military to enhance its war superiority by sending students to the United States. Illegal" espionage and ideological propaganda operations.
Fact: Since the opening of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, it has been abiding by international laws and local laws of the United States, committed to promoting Sino-US friendship, and there is no “espionage” activities and ideological propaganda contrived by the US. The U.S. view is to save people's belly with its own heart.
◆ China has always adhered to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. Penetrating and interfering in the internal affairs of other countries have never been the genes and traditions of Chinese diplomacy. The Chinese diplomatic mission in the United States has always been committed to promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of China and the United States, abiding by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Sino-US bilateral treaties and local laws.
◆ The Chinese Consulate General in Houston is the first Chinese consulate opened in the United States after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. For more than 40 years, the museum has been committed to promoting friendship and cooperation between the two peoples, and is committed to promoting mutual understanding and cooperation in various fields between China and the United States. In response to the continued spread of the epidemic in the southern United States, the Chinese Consulate-General in Houston donated masks to Houston and Harris County respectively, and actively built bridges for China’s anti-epidemic cooperation with the southern United States, and assisted Shanghai, Shandong Province, and Shenzhen to transfer to Houston. Donated epidemic prevention materials.
◆The composition and number of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston are open to the United States. To describe the museum as the core node of China's espionage and influence network in the United States and the center for the Chinese military to enhance its superiority in war by sending students to the United States is against common sense of diplomacy and is very absurd.
◆Some personnel of the US Embassy and Consulate in China engage in activities inconsistent with their status, interfere in China's internal affairs and harm China's security interests. The US Embassy in China often publicly publishes articles attacking China and China's political system on its official website. According to media reports, the US Consulate General in Hong Kong had a secret meeting with the "Hong Kong Independence" elements during the "Regulations Amendment Disturbance" to discuss the United States' attempts to sanction Hong Kong and other matters and intervene in Hong Kong affairs. China has made representations on this many times.
◆In July 2018 and January 2020, the United States opened the Chinese diplomatic pouch twice without authorization. This action blatantly violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and seriously violated China’s diplomatic dignity and security interests. After the incident, the Chinese diplomatic agency in the United States made solemn representations to the United States for the first time. The United States did not deny the relevant facts, but repeatedly used technical reasons to justify its wrong actions and shirk its own responsibility. The above-mentioned actions of the United States run counter to international law and norms of international relations and should be condemned. In addition to diplomatic bags, since 2018, the United States has arbitrarily opened Chinese official items at least 13 times.
◆ The "New York Times" questioned the claim that the Chinese Consulate in Houston has a history of "subversive activities" and that it is the "center" for China to steal American scientific research, and believes that there is no evidence.
◆The "Houston Chronicle" editorial stated that China is the second largest trading partner in the Houston area, and the region has benefited a lot from the Chinese Consulate in Houston. For more than 40 years, the Houston Consulate has become a bridge between Houston and China in tourism, trade and cultural exchanges. For decades, China has been an important trading partner of Texas' energy, chemical, and technology industries. The US move will endanger the industrial development of Texas. Closing the consulate general will directly affect the application of passports or visas for people in the consular area, and will greatly reduce the enthusiasm of Chinese citizens to study, travel and work in the United States in the future. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was shocked by the US closing the Chinese Consulate General in Houston and hoped that the US and China would resolve their differences peacefully and restart the Chinese Consulate General in Houston.
◆ U.S. Congressman Al Green said that there are a large number of Asian Americans in the Houston area. They have been discriminated against because of Trump’s anti-China remarks, and their work and family safety are threatened. The closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston will make this situation happen. It's worse. Green urged not to treat all Asians as spies, and to fully assess the harm that related words and deeds might bring to the American people, and be more considerate of the American people.
Lie 4: The Chinese Consul General in Houston and two other diplomats were recently discovered in the Houston Airport security check area using false birthday information to escort Chinese passengers to the boarding gate of a chartered flight.
Fact: The US's statement is totally inconsistent with the facts. The personnel of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston have always abided by international and local laws when performing their duties in the United States.
◆After the diplomatic consuls take up their posts, they need to obtain the identity documents issued by the diplomatic department of the host country. Their personal information, including birthday information, is open to the diplomatic department of the host country, not secret. This is common sense.
◆The Chinese consular staff used the identity documents of consular officials issued by the US State Department, and they were approved by the US to enter the restricted area of the airport. The purpose is to take care of Chinese citizens who are affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic and return home on temporary flights.
Lie 5: The treatment of US and Chinese diplomatic consulates in each other's countries is completely unequal, and the US's concerns about the treatment of US diplomatic consulates in China have never been resolved.
Fact: China has always supported the diplomatic and consular staff of various countries in China, including the United States, to carry out normal official activities in China in accordance with the law, and provided necessary convenience. On the contrary, the US imposes unreasonable restrictions on Chinese diplomatic and consular personnel in the US, creating artificial obstacles.
◆In terms of the number of Chinese and American embassies and consulates in each other's countries and the number of diplomatic and consular staff, the United States far exceeds that of China. There are 5 Chinese embassies and consulates in the US and 6 US embassies and consulates in China. According to media reports, the US Consulate General in Hong Kong alone has more than 1,000 staff.
◆China has always supported diplomats stationed in China from various countries, including the United States, to carry out normal official activities in China, and provided necessary convenience. The former U.S. ambassador to China traveled to all provinces in China in three years.
◆The U.S. unilaterally provoked incidents in October 2019 and June 2020 and imposed restrictions on the activities of Chinese diplomatic and consular staff in the U.S. This severely violated the relevant rules of international law and the basic norms of international relations. For example, when all Chinese diplomatic and consulate personnel in the United States formally meet with local government representatives in the United States, and make official visits to American educational or research institutions, they must notify the U.S. State Department Mission Office in writing 5 working days in advance; all troops stationed in the Chinese Embassy in the United States The staff of the party, including military personnel who visit the United States temporarily on official business or for private activities, exceed the 25-kilometer radius of the place of employment or the port of entry, and the office must be notified 5 working days in advance. In the face of unreasonable provocations by the US, China has to make necessary and legitimate responses.
Lie 6: The US requested to close the Chinese Consulate in Houston because China did not facilitate the reopening of the US Consulate in Wuhan and the return of US diplomats to China for nucleic acid testing exemptions.
Fact: China has not set up obstacles to the return of personnel from embassies and consulates in China including the United States. On the contrary, China has provided necessary convenience for them to perform their duties in accordance with the law.
◆On January 25, the US unilaterally announced the temporary closure of the Consulate General in Wuhan and the withdrawal of its personnel. China has facilitated the evacuation of American personnel. The United States expressed its gratitude to China at multiple levels. There are all cases to be investigated.
◆In June, some US diplomats returned to Wuhan. China provides convenience for the US Consulate General to perform its duties in accordance with the law.
◆On the basis of respecting the privileges and immunities of diplomatic and consular personnel of various countries in China, China requires that all entry personnel be treated equally for nucleic acid testing, and the United States also accepts this arrangement. The so-called nucleic acid detection problem is purely an excuse.
Lie 7: The US claims that its request to take over the property of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston complies with relevant US laws and regulations.
Fact: The U.S. has arbitrarily and unreasonably requested a serious violation of a series of international laws.
◆The land and premises of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston are the property of the Chinese government.
◆Article 27 of the "Vienna Convention on Consular Relations" stipulates that the sending country has the right to order the closed consulate premises, property and files in it to be kept in other diplomatic consulates in the host country. China has the right to designate the Chinese Embassy in the United States or other consulates general to take over the real estate of the consulate in Houston. The US unreasonably requested to take over the real estate of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, which seriously violated the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and violated China's legitimate rights and interests.
◆The land and premises of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston are the national property of China. Even if the property concerned no longer enjoys consular privileges and immunities, the property is still protected by international law.
Lie 8: The Chinese Consulate in Houston threatened dissidents and refugees to return home through the "Fox Hunt".
Fact: Chinese law enforcement agencies carry out foreign law enforcement cooperation on the basis of respecting foreign sovereignty and laws in accordance with international law. They are not aimed at the so-called "dissidents and refugees" of the United States, but the escaped suspects.
◆Fighting transnational crime is a broad consensus of the international community. China’s cooperation in judicial enforcement with other countries and the arrest of escaped suspects is to safeguard legal dignity and social justice. China will further increase its efforts to pursue and recover stolen goods overseas and bring the suspects to justice.
◆ The US view of suspects as dissidents and refugees is turning black and white, ignoring basic facts, willing to be a haven for sin, and fully exposing its deep-rooted Cold War mentality and ideological prejudices.
Lie 9: The diplomat of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston is a Chinese agent, and the Chinese agent is causing trouble around the world.
Fact: Interference in other countries' internal affairs is not in the genes of Chinese diplomacy. Chinese diplomats actively promote China's friendly exchanges and practical cooperation with foreign countries, and have never engaged in activities incompatible with their status.
◆ China has always insisted on developing relations with other countries on the basis of mutual respect and non-interference in each other's internal affairs. Chinese diplomats always abide by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, abide by the laws of the host country, and do things that promote the development of bilateral relations between China and the host country and promote friendly cooperation.
◆ The U.S. insinuates that diplomats from the Chinese Consulate-General in Houston once engaged in secret service activities in U.S. allies such as Australia. This is a speculation that was born out of nothing and saved others by oneself. It is diplomatic common sense that diplomats are sent by the government to rotate their work in various countries. The United States has the largest diplomatic team in the world. According to media reports, the US Consulate General in Hong Kong alone has more than 1,000 staff. The "Five Eyes Alliance" intelligence cooperation alliance headed by the United States has long violated international law and the basic norms of international relations by implementing large-scale, organized, and indiscriminate cyber theft, monitoring, and monitoring of foreign governments, enterprises, and individuals. This is an open fact. .
◆From "WikiLeaks" to "Snowden Incident" to "The Arrest of French Alstom Former Executive Pierucci" and "Swiss Encryption Machine Incident", facts have proved who is the world's largest secret agent manufacturer and Troublemaker.
◆ The US "Foreign Policy" magazine article stated that the United States closed the Chinese Consulate in Houston on the grounds of "spying activities" as a "strange decision" and the reasons given by the US government were vague.
Lie 10: The Chinese Consulate-General in Houston publicly criticized Hong Kong pan-democrats on campus and supported nationalist countermeasures. The Consulate-General planted eye-liners on American campuses to promote propaganda to international students and undermine freedom of speech.
Fact: The so-called "counter-control activities supported by China" by the US are rational patriotic behaviors spontaneously formed by Chinese students, and their freedom of speech. On the contrary, the United States intends to condone the anti-China and Hong Kong chaos by individual insurgents on American campuses.
◆Related activities are the spontaneous and rational patriotic behaviors formed by the majority of Chinese students in order to express their strong indignation against individual anti-China chaos in Hong Kong who publicly expressed extreme remarks, ignoring the law, and inciting violence on American campuses. They are also exercising their remarks. free.
◆China firmly opposes any words and deeds to split the country, supports the wishes and demands of Chinese students to maintain the unity of the motherland and the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, and hope that Chinese students abide by local laws and regulations and express their patriotic passion rationally.
◆The United States uses the names of "human rights" and "democracy" to beautify the radical violent criminal behaviors of anti-China riots in Hong Kong, and condone the behavior of individual anti-China riots in Hong Kong on American campuses. The United States is not interested in the safety and well-being of Hong Kong residents at all. It is only thinking about selfish interests and hegemony. The so-called "human rights" and "freedom" are just a fig leaf for the United States to interfere in other countries' internal affairs.