CHINA vowed retaliation after the United States forced the closure of its Houston consulate, prompting stocks to fall in one of the biggest blows to diplomatic ties between the two countries in decades. Read more at The Business Times.
It said international agreements required diplomats to respect the laws and regulations of the host nation, and not interfere in its internal affairs.
On Tuesday, the Justice Department accused two Chinese hackers of working for Beijing to steal or try to steal terabytes of data, including coronavirus research, from Western companies in 11 nations. China could respond to the American order by closing the US consulate in Wuhan, where the virus originated, or another city, the source said.
Chinese diplomatic missions and personnel also recently received bomb and death threats, it added. In the statement, China said"infiltration and interference is never in the genes and tradition of China's foreign policy", without referring to anything specific."China strongly condemns such an outrageous and unjustified move which will sabotage China-US relations," Mr Wang said."We urge the US to immediately withdraw its erroneous decision.
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