한줄요약

1.얼마전에 미국이 중국의 총영사관 폐쇄 시키고 72시간내에 미국에서 꺼지라함.

미국시위에 관여하고, 바이러스 유포, 바이러스 관련 해킹 이렇게 3가지 관련이 있다고 추정하고 있네

그래서 지금 중국애들 짐싸고 집에 갈 준비함.

Politics

China Says U.S. Ordered Closure of Houston Consulate

Bloomberg News

2020년 7월 22일 오후 3:14 GMT+8Updated on 2020년 7월 22일 오후 3:51 GMT+8

China’s consulate in Houston. Source: Google Maps

The U.S. government abruptly ordered China to close its consulate in Houston in an “unprecedented escalation,” the Foreign Ministry said, in the latest sign of deteriorating ties between the world’s biggest economies. 

China said the move was unilaterally initiated by the U.S. and Beijing would “react with firm countermeasures” if the U.S. doesn’t “revoke this erroneous decision.” It accused the U.S. of harassing diplomatic staff and intimidating Chinese students, confiscating personal electrical devices and detaining them without cause. Chinese diplomatic missions and personnel also recently received bomb and death threats, it added. 

“China strongly condemns such an outrageous and unjustified move which will sabotage China-U.S. relations,” the Foreign Ministry said. “We urge the U.S. to immediately withdraw its erroneous decision. Otherwise China will make legitimate and necessary reactions.” 

The U.S. gave China 72 hours to close its consulate in Houston, according to Hu Xijin, the editor of the Communist Party’s Global Times newspaper. 

Houston police and firefighters descended on the consulate following witness reports that papers were being burned outside in open containers, theHouston Chronicleand two local TV stationsreported, citing local police. 

In videos posted online by local media outlets in Houston, fires could be seen in multiple containers, with smoke rising into the sky. TV stations KPRC and KHOU said firefighters were not allowed inside the complex, and KHOU said the fires were later extinguished. The Chronicle said no injuries were reported. 

The Chronicle and both stations separately reported the consulate would be evicted on Friday at 4 p.m. local time, each citing unnamed sources.

? With assistance by Lucille Liu

(Updates with foreign ministry statement)