China's consul general in New York has been expelled after a former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul is charged with acting as a foreign agent t.co/Yqv3MEVA3E
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 4, 2024
A significant diplomatic move—China's consul general expelled amid serious charges. This will surely impact U.S.-China relations.
— Tomer Rozenberg (@RozenbergTomer) September 4, 2024
China’s consul general in New York has been expelled after a former aide for New York governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo was charged with acting as an agent for the Chinese government, Hochul said Wednesday.
Before taking questions at an event, Hochul said she was on the phone with a high-ranking State Department official at the request of Antony Blinken.
“I have conveyed my desire to have the counsel general from the People’s Republic of China and the New York mission expelled, and I’ve been informed that the counsel general is no longer in the New York mission,” Hochul said during an off-topic portion of an unrelated press conference.
www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/us/china-consul-general-ny-expelled/index.html
Chinese consul general removed after arrest of former New York staffer, Hochul says t.co/6CuDMSFsW2
— POLITICO (@politico) September 4, 2024
h/t DOORBERT