国际英语资讯:Update: China denounces U.S. request to close Houston consulate
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 23-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="request">request</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Consulate">Consulate</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> "<span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="people">people</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>.</p><p><span word="High">High</span>-<span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>' <span word="private">private</span> <span word="information">information</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Wenbin">Wenbin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="adhered">adhered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="duties">duties</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="general">general</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="malicious">malicious</span> <span word="slander">slander</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="rebuked">rebuked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="move">move</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="norms">norms</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="consular">consular</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="people">people</span>."</p>
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