China’s request for the US to close and take over the Consulate General in Chengdu is a legitimate and necessary response to the unjustified act of the US to close the Chinese Consulate General in Houston and forcibly enter its embassy community, in line with international law and basic norms of international relations, as well as diplomatic practice.
We once again urge the US side to immediately correct its mistakes and create the necessary conditions for the bilateral relations to return to the normal development track.
The current situation between China and the United States is something we do not want to see, and the responsibility lies entirely with the United States.
In response, China has made a solemn representations to the United States, demanding that the United States immediately revoke the relevant erroneous decision, otherwise China will definitely make a legitimate and necessary response.
Video comparison: The Chinese side enters the main entrance in an open and aboveboard manner, while the US side forcibly breaks into the back door.
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The Chinese authorities then entered from the main entrance and took over.
Video source: Global Times – At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that on July 21, the United States unilaterally provoked an incident and suddenly requested the Chinese side to close the Consulate General in Houston.
Photo source: Sichuan Daily reporter Hao Fei.
According to Global Times Global Network, at around 13:40 today, the reporter saw a Chinese construction team approaching and preparing to remove the exterior wall logo of the former US consulate.
At 10 am on July 27, the US Consulate General in Chengdu was closed at the request of the Chinese side.
