Chinanews.com, January 24. According to the WeChat official account "Consular Express" of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the evening of the 24th, in view of the recent shooting incidents in many places in the United States, the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminded Chinese citizens in the United States to strengthen security precautions.

  The Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that a few days ago, shooting incidents occurred in many places in the United States, causing serious casualties including Chinese citizens.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chinese embassies and consulates in the United States have activated the consular protection emergency mechanism, and at the same time reminded Chinese citizens in the United States to pay close attention to the local security situation, strengthen their own security precautions, and avoid going to places where people gather.

In case of a security threat, please immediately call the U.S. emergency hotline: 911 (available in Chinese), and contact the Chinese embassy or consulate in the U.S. or the Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for assistance.

  Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (24 hours):

  +86-10-12308

  +86-10-65612308

  Consular protection and assistance telephone numbers of Chinese embassies and consulates in the United States:

  Embassy in the United States: +1-202-4952216

  Consulate General in New York: +1-212-6953125

  Consulate General in San Francisco: +1-415-9296998

  Consulate General in Los Angeles: +1-213-8078052

  Consulate General in Chicago: +1-312-7800170