中国同拉美和加勒比国家应对新冠肺炎疫情特别外长视频会议将于7月23日上午举行。国务委员兼外交部长王毅、墨西哥外交部长埃布拉德将共同主持会议。

China and Latin American and Caribbean countries will hold a special foreign ministers' meeting on COVID-19 through teleconference on the morning of July 23. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón will co-chair the meeting.

汪文斌7月21日，美方突然要求中方关闭驻休斯敦总领馆，这是美方单方面对中方发起的政治挑衅，严重违反国际法和国际关系基本准则，严重违反中美领事条约有关规定，蓄意破坏中美关系，十分蛮横无理。中方对此予以强烈谴责。中方敦促美方立即撤销有关错误决定。否则，中方必将作出正当和必要反应。

Wang Wenbin On July 21, the US abruptly demanded that China's consulate general in Houston cease all operations and events. It is a political provocation unilaterally launched by the US side, which seriously violates international law, basic norms governing international relations and the bilateral consular agreement between China and the US. China strongly condemns such an outrageous and unjustified move which will sabotage China-US relations. We urge the US to immediately withdraw its erroneous decision, otherwise China will make legitimate and necessary reactions.

中方一贯坚持不干涉别国内政原则，渗透、干涉别国内政从来不是中国外交的基因和传统。中国驻美外交机构始终致力于促进中美两国人民互相了解和友谊。中方根据《维也纳外交关系公约》和《维也纳领事关系公约》为美驻华外交机构和人员履职提供便利。反观美方，去年10月和今年6月两次对中国驻美外交人员无端设限，多次私自开拆中方的外交邮袋，查扣中方公务用品。由于近期美方肆意污名化和煽动仇视，中国驻美使馆近期已经收到针对中国驻美外交机构和人员的炸弹和死亡威胁。美驻华使馆网站更是经常公然刊登攻击中国的文章。相比之下，是谁在干涉别国内政，是谁在搞渗透、搞对抗，事实一目了然。

China is committed to the principle of non-interference  in other countries '  domestic affairs . Infiltration and interference is never in the genes and tradition of China's foreign policy. Chinese diplomatic missions in the US are dedicated to advancing the two peoples' mutual understanding and friendship. Pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations  and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations , China provides convenience for US diplomatic missions and personnel in China. However, the US has imposed restrictions on Chinese diplomatic personnel in the US twice  without cause , in last October and this June respectively. It opened without permission Chinese diplomatic pouches multiple times, and seized  Chinese items for official use. As the US flagrantly drum s up stigmatization and fans hatred against China, our embassy in the US recently has even received bomb and death threats on Chinese diplomatic missions and personnel in the US. And the US embassy constantly publishes on its website articles smearing China. If we compare the two, it is only too evident which is engaged in interference, infiltration and confrontation.

我们敦促美方立即撤销有关错误决定。如果美方一意孤行，中方必将采取措施坚决应对。

We urge the US to immediately revoke this erroneous decision. Should it insist on going down this wrong path, China will react with firm countermeasures.

汪文斌当前新冠肺炎疫情席卷全球，中国及拉美和加勒比国家都受到波及，双方虽远隔重洋，但患难与共、守望相助，开展了务实高效、惠及民众的抗疫合作。在此背景下中拉双方举行此次特别外长视频会议，有利于进一步凝聚中拉合作抗疫共识，巩固政治互信，捍卫多边主义，将中拉命运共同体建设落到实处，为建设人类命运共同体贡献中拉力量。

Wang Wenbin As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc around the world, China and Latin American and Caribbean countries, though oceans apart, have stood together against this common foe and conducted practical and effective cooperation to the benefit of all our people. Convening this special foreign ministers' meeting against such a background will consolidate consensus between the two sides on jointly fighting the pandemic, cement political mutual trust, uphold multilateralism, build with concrete steps a community with a shared future for China and Latin American and Caribbean countries, and contribute to fostering a community for all mankind.