U.S.-NEW YORK-CGCC-LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON GALA

U.S.-NEW YORK-CGCC-LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON GALA

(240119) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xu Xueyuan (at the podium and on the screen), minister of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, speaks at the China General Chamber of Commerce-U.S.A.(CGCC) 2024 Lunar New Year of the Dragon Gala in New York, the United States, on Jan. 18, 2024. Business leaders from Chinese and American corporations are more upbeat about China-U.S. relations as bilateral ties have experienced stabilization and improvement in recent months. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

Charge d'affaires of Chinese Embassy in U.S. launches stern representations with senior U.S. officials

STORY: Charge d'affaires of Chinese Embassy in U.S. launches stern representations with senior U.S. officials DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:31 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C. STORYLINE: Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in the United States Xu Xueyuan on Tuesday lodged, upon instruction, stern representations with senior officials of the U.S. Department of State and White House National Security Council on the U.S. attack on a Chinese unmanned civilian airship by force, the embassy said in a statement. According to the statement, Xu said that the unintended entry of the airship is an entirely unexpected and isolated incident caused by force majeure. The Chinese side has, after verification, informed the U.S. side of this multiple times and clearly requested that the U.S. side handle it in a calm, professional and restrained manner. The Chinese side expresses firm opposition to and strong protest against the U.S.