CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -All routine Visa Services, with the exception of some previously scheduled for the U.S. Consulate General Shanghai, are temporarily suspended. All regularly scheduled appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the other Consulates General (Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang) have been canceled.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alert: Update from U.S. Mission China Consular Services for December 15, 2022. Due to the operational impacts caused by the surge of COVID-19 infections across China, U.S. Embassy Beijing and U.S. Consulate General Shanghai are providing passport and emergency citizen services only.

Detailed explanation-3: -WASHINGTON-The United States has abruptly ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, accusing diplomats of aiding economic espionage and the attempted theft of scientific research as the Trump administration sharply escalates its moves against China. China vowed to retaliate, calling the action illegal.