dbigtex56 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 The Chinese Consulate also serves as Passport and Visa Office of China. HFD responds to report of fire in courtyard: Houston Chronicle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 It's the top story on BBC.com, and heading CNN & FOX News websites as well. The video looks like it's filmed by a resident in the Hanover Tower. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Marco Rubio tweeted today that Houston is the central node of China's vast spy network in the U.S. Sounds cool to me. Any attention is good attention. 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 yay, we're the center of something in the world. Now those city leaders who have an inferiority complex because they don't think we're a world-class city because we don't have enough commuter trains have something god to tout at Houston. /sarcasm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: yay, we're the center of something in the world. Now those city leaders who have an inferiority complex because they don't think we're a world-class city because we don't have enough commuter trains have something god to tout at Houston. /sarcasm If ONLY we had this weapon back during the great SSC, SSP, and City-Data wars. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I wonder if this is permanent??? I hope not. If so this could be a big loss for Houston. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Under this administration, it will definitely be permanent. But if China truly is doing this though, I don't see any political will from either side to get this eventually reopened. Could be part of a negotiation tactic on trade though to get this reopened... but I highly doubt the Houston consulate is that significant to a trillion dollar economy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 11 hours ago, Triton said: Under this administration, it will definitely be permanent. But if China truly is doing this though, I don't see any political will from either side to get this eventually reopened. Could be part of a negotiation tactic on trade though to get this reopened... but I highly doubt the Houston consulate is that significant to a trillion dollar economy. According to Vox, it was used by China to spy on the U.S. oil industry. I read somewhere it also had some links to Chinese researchers at M.D. Anderson. Remember that China wants badly to compete with us in medical research and innovation, and they also have a pretty weak oil industry for an aspiring superpower. We have the strongest oil industry in the world, and a decisive advantage for us in World War II was Japan and Germany's lack of access to oil. China wants what Houston has. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 hours ago, H-Town Man said: According to Vox, it was used by China to spy on the U.S. oil industry. I read somewhere it also had some links to Chinese researchers at M.D. Anderson. Remember that China wants badly to compete with us in medical research and innovation, and they also have a pretty weak oil industry for an aspiring superpower. We have the strongest oil industry in the world, and a decisive advantage for us in World War II was Japan and Germany's lack of access to oil. China wants what Houston has. Yea, I'm just saying that in the 21st century, I am not sure how essential a physical location is to continue spying on anything we have here in Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 41 minutes ago, Triton said: Yea, I'm just saying that in the 21st century, I am not sure how essential a physical location is to continue spying on anything we have here in Houston. You have a physical site and building where you can store documents, people, whatever, that is beyond the jurisdiction of police or anyone else and viewed as China's sovereign territory. The next nearest such site is in Chicago. It's not essential but it's nice to have. Otherwise, why would countries still have consulates? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I NEVER liked or trusted the PRC from the get-go! Not shocked about the developments that they were SPYING on people, businesses, etc., in the Houston Metroplex. Might be a good time to restart diplomatic relations with Taiwan. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, H-Town Man said: Otherwise, why would countries still have consulates? I get my passport renewed at the German one every so often. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Blue Dogs said: Might be a good time to restart diplomatic relations with Taiwan. We send hundreds of millions of dollars in arm sales alone to Taiwan. Pretty sure we already have diplomatic relations with them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 13 hours ago, Triton said: We send hundreds of millions of dollars in arm sales alone to Taiwan. Pretty sure we already have diplomatic relations with them. We don't recognize them as an independent country, though. We stopped recognizing them in 1979 in order to appease China. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 So how does this hurt us in the long run? Is this permanent? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 3 hours ago, H-Town Man said: We don't recognize them as an independent country, though. We stopped recognizing them in 1979 in order to appease China. True. 1 hour ago, j_cuevas713 said: So how does this hurt us in the long run? Is this permanent? Does hurt the Chinese community here. I know a few that are worried because there's no longer any close location for them any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/chinese-consulate-politics-effects-houston-close-15430426.php Beyond politics, effects of Chinese consulate’s closing ‘will be a setback’ for Houston Paul Takahashi and Nicole Hensley July 24, 2020 Updated: July 24, 2020 9:04 a.m 101 1of101A delivery driver carries a box from the Consulate General of China Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer 2of101People walk into staff entrance of the Consulate General of China Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer 3of101Demonstrators protest across the street from the Consulate General of China Friday, July 24, 2020, in Houston. U.S.government has ordered the Houston consulate to close by Friday.Photo: Brett Coomer/Staff photographerFor more than 40 years, the Chinese Consulate General in Montrose has served as a symbolic bridge, facilitating travel, trade and cultural ties between Houston and China. The Trump administration’s decision this week to force the consulate in Houston to close by Friday “to protect American intellectual property” will have wide-reaching consequences for Houston residents and companies with significant ties to China. Chinese expats in Houston will find it more difficult to renew passports. Houstonians traveling to China to close a business deal or walk the Great Wall can’t get a visa as easily. Chinese travelers and college students who fill the coffers of Galleria retailers and Texas universities may find it less attractive to visit Houston without a consulate nearby if they need assistance. All of this will hurt travel, trade and the longstanding relationship between Houston and China, said Bob Harvey, CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership, a business-backed economic development group. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Glad to see this closed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 When I was about to leave late morning I talked with a neighbor who also lives in our neighborhood (Audubon Place). He said he was told that China was moving back in to their old consulate location. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hbg.50 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 15 minutes ago, hindesky said: Be careful that your drone doesn’t get shot down! 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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