UK foreign minister condemns the attack on a protester outside the Manchester Chinese consulate, but the Chinese consul general said it was his “duty” because the protester had insulted his country and his leader.
Large numbers of foreign citizens have been caught up in Shanghai’s extended COVID-19 lockdown that has been in place for more than two weeks in some parts of the city. Like Chinese residents, foreigners face a difficult situation as they struggle for food and to gain access to medical care. Various parts of the city […]
JERUSALEM—Israel stepped up its public opposition on Saturday to a plan by President Joe Biden’s administration to reopen a U.S. consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem, suggesting such a mission should be in the West Bank. Under former President Donald Trump, Washington closed the Jerusalem consulate and placed its staff within the U.S. Embassy to Israel […]
The United States is suspending its visa and citizen services at a consulate in Russia and making the services available only at its embassy in Moscow following a safety and security review of its operations, the U.S. ambassador said on Thursday. The move comes after the United States halted work at two consulates in Russia […]
Welcome to the China Angle, I’m Simone Gao. In the wake of spiraling US-China relations, the Chinese communist regime has increased its efforts to influence the upcoming US elections. Its strategy involves the use of social, electronic and cognitive hacking in order to discredit the current administration and its foreign policies. On August 17, Director […]
The Chinese regime has vowed to retaliate if the U.S. side refuses to extend visas for Chinese journalists, a foreign ministry spokesperson said, describing the act as another “round of political suppression.” Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters during an Aug. 4 press conference that no Chinese journalists have been granted a visa extension since […]
Hello, welcome to The China Angle. I’m Simone Gao. The US-China showdown has seen a new development since our last episode of the China Angle. On July 22, the US ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas. Staff there have 72 hours to leave or they will face arrest. The State Department […]
Beijing ordered the U.S. consulate in Chengdu to shut down in retaliation to a recent move by the United States. And this isn’t the first time the consulate has been caught in a political drama. After a historical China speech by the Secretary of State, a Chinese dissident said Mike Pompeo told him the hard […]
