国内英语资讯:U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu ordered to close
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 27-- <span word="At">At</span> 10 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Consulate">Consulate</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>. <span word="Relevant">Relevant</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="premises">premises</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="July">July</span> 24, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Embassy">Embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span>, <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="response">response</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="unilateral">unilateral</span> <span word="provocation">provocation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Consulate">Consulate</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>.</p><p><span word="Spokesperson">Spokesperson</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Wenbin">Wenbin</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="theft">theft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span>, <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="espionage">espionage</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deter">deter</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="consulates">consulates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="quoting">quoting</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="with">with</span> <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>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="groundless">groundless</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="slander">slander</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defamation">defamation</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> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="query">query</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</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>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</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="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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