Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry:
What happened at the Chinese Consulate-General on October 16 was very clear. The protesters made provocations first. They deliberately harassed and entered illegally into China’s Consulate-General in Manchester, and violently assaulted the consulate staff. One member of the consulate staff was dragged out of the consulate and beaten. A protester broke into the consulate, pressed one of the staff members to the ground and choked him, who could not breathe and briefly lost consciousness. Another protester who illegally entered the consulate was even wearing a professional combat glove. These illegal acts put the safety and security of the consulate’s premises and personnel in serious danger. The response from the personnel of the Chinese consulate was proper and entirely legitimate and lawful.
The UK side, on its part, failed to meet its obligations under relevant international law and bilateral consular agreements. It did not inform the Chinese side of the protest in advance, and failed to fulfill its obligation of enabling the Chinese consulate’s normal performance of duty and its security. Moreover, the UK side chose to misrepresent facts and smear China, and has sided with violent rioters calling for “Hong Kong independence” and wrongfully accused the relevant Chinese consulate members who were actually the victims of violent harassment and assaults. This is arbitrary and unscrupulous, and shows no respect for justice and rule of law. This is totally unacceptable to the Chinese side, and we have launched solemn representations with the UK side.
Chinese diplomatic and consular missions, premises and personnel must not be violated. China strongly urges the UK to honor its obligations under relevant international law and bilateral consular agreements, abide by basic norms in international relations, immediately stop political manipulation, and take credible measures to enable the normal performance of duty of Chinese diplomatic and consular missions in the UK. Otherwise, China will respond with resolute, strong and reciprocal countermeasures.
We also need to tell you that the Chinese Consul General in Manchester has completed his term of office and returned to China upon instruction not long ago. This is a normal rotation. It’s for us to determine the duration of posting of members of Chinese diplomatic and consular missions. We urge the UK to take credible steps to protect the security, peace and dignity of Chinese diplomatic and consular missions in the UK.
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