Statement on reports that China's Consul General in New York was expelled
The U.S. Department of State has denied reports that China's Consul General in New York has been expelled.
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U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller has denied reports in the U.S. press claiming that China's Consul General in New York, Huang Ping, was expelled following the indictment of a former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul on charges of acting as an agent for China.
The U.S. Department of State issued a statement regarding reports that the Chinese diplomat had been expelled. U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller denied reports in the U.S. press claiming that China's Consul General in New York, Huang Ping, was expelled following the indictment of a former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul on charges of acting as an agent for China.
Miller stated that Consul General Huang left his post as planned after completing his term, noting that he was not expelled.
Reports in the U.S. press had stated that New York Governor Kathy Hochul said during an event that she had "conveyed her desire for the consul general to be expelled and was informed that the consul general was no longer in the New York mission."