China has strongly recommended the United States to conduct an initial investigation and take effective measures to ensure the protection of Chinese diplomatic institutions and personnel after a vehicle rammed the construction of the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco on Monday.
Police shot and killed the driver of the blue Honda sedan as he passed the consulate and entered the lobby of the building’s visa office in the afternoon. The identity of the driver, who died at the hospital, has not been released. No one else was injured in the incident.
San Francisco police said they did not know why the unidentified driver crashed into the front of the consulate, located on a main street across from the Japantown neighborhood. The San Francisco Standard, citing unidentified sources, said police shot the driver, believing he armed.
The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that an “unidentified individual” crashed into the San Francisco consulate and attempted to injure consulate staff.
“China strongly urges the United States to launch an investigation and take effective measures to ensure the protection of Chinese diplomatic missions and the workers’ corps there,” spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular news briefing.
Wang also called on the United States to take business measures in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
In a post on its WeChat account, the Chinese consulate said it would temporarily close its consular certificate room starting Tuesday and inform the public about the resumption of services.
A person from the consulate reported Monday’s incident. ” An unidentified user drove a vehicle and violently rammed the visa office of our consulate, posing a serious risk to the protection of staff and staff on site, and causing serious damage to our consulate premises. ,” the saying.
The consulate said it strongly condemned the violent attack and reserved the right to act on the incident. He said that he had made solemn representations to the United States, it is not easy for the fact to be temporarily established and treated seriously in accordance with the law.
“We also urge the United States to take all mandatory measures to ensure the protection of the staff and facilities of the Consulate General, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, and the China-U. S. Consular Convention,” he added.
Agencies have contributed to this story.