Why did the US decide to close China’s Council?
The Trump administration has taken a major step against China and ordered the closure of its consulate in Houston (Texas).
China has been given 72 hours for this, that is, China will have to close the consulate by Friday.
US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said that “it has been decided to close the Chinese Consulate in Houston to protect US intellectual property and the personal information of its citizens.”
He alleged that ‘China was doing anti-country activities in America through this embassy’.
But China has also said ‘retaliatory talk’ by showing aggressive attitude. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that ‘we urge the US government to cancel its unfair decision immediately.’
Large amount of documents are being burnt inside the Chani Counsel.
Some unknown persons inside the building were also filmed who were setting fire to some big boxes full of papers. After this, he saw the fire rising, tried to extinguish it by adding water. Houston police tweeted that ‘one of their teams had gone there, but they were not allowed inside the embassy.’
The police had also confirmed smoke from inside the embassy. But the Chinese Foreign Ministry did not comment on this, instead said that ‘everything is normal and is going on as before’.
Only after this incident, this statement came from the Trump administration at the consulate.
Earlier on Tuesday, a US department alleged that ‘China is sponsoring some hackers to target laboratories developing Kovid-19 vaccine’.
Why the decision to close the consulate?
US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus has given some reasons behind the closure of the consulate.
He said, “The United States will not tolerate China violating our sovereignty or intimidating our people, just as we have seen China’s unfair trade practices, attempts to snatch American jobs, and other China’s egregious behavior.” Not tolerated. “
Morgan Ortagus also pointed to the Vienna Convention under which the guest country has been given the important responsibility of not interfering in the internal affairs of the host country.
This Houston-based consulate is one of five Chinese consulates in the United States. Apart from these, there is the main embassy of China in Washington.
It is not yet clear why the Trump administration targeted this one consulate.
How did China react?
The Chinese government has termed this decision of the US as ‘very bad’ for the relationship between the two countries and said that ‘this will cause an unprecedented increase in tension’.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, “It is a violation of international laws. The United States wants to impose the stigma on our foreheads. That is why such unfair attacks are being carried out.”
Wong has urged the Trump administration to “think again” about this and if the US does not do so, China has warned that “that too will force retaliation”.
“If we talk about the ground reality and see how many consulates of China and America are in each other and how many diplomats and employees are present in each other, then you will find that the number of Americans working in China More. “
Meanwhile, the Chinese government newspaper ‘The Global Times’ has started a poll asking which US consulate should be closed by China in retaliation.
What can happen next?
Tensions between the United States and China have steadily increased in the recent past.
After the trade war, the corona virus epidemic, new security law in Hong-Kong, the hegemony in the South China Sea, China’s aggressive attitude against India-Japan-Australia and Taiwan, ban on American journalists, persecution of Weigar Muslims and Tibet There is a dispute between the two countries over this and there has been a confrontation between the Trump administration and China on all these issues.
Amid the latest developments, the Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a warning on Wednesday, asking its international students present in America to be cautious. The Chinese Ministry has expressed suspicion that ‘American agencies can harass them, non-essential searches can be taken and they can be detained’.
“It’s definitely a big change. The Trump administration has taken this big step after the news that some people are spying in the United States, especially the laboratories where the Kovid-19 vaccine is in the works.” It is not clear yet whether these two have any relationship. “
According to Johnathan, “This decision makes it clear that America is ready to openly challenge China. Between the preparations for the presidential election and the faltering US economy due to the Kovid-19, President Trump has understood this well. It is said that currently playing Chinese cards can give them political benefits. “
He says, “It will be important to see how China responds when provoked like this. Does it compete with equality? And if it does, it will only increase the tension and the circumstances will be more delicate.”
