BEIJING (Reuters) - An American citizen working at the U.S. consulate in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has reported suffering from “abnormal” sounds and pressure leading to a mild brain injury, the U.S. embassy said on Wednesday.
The embassy, which issued a health alert to Americans living in China, said it could not link the case to health issues suffered by U.S. government staff in Cuba dating back to late 2016.
The unnamed American citizen assigned to the consulate in Guangzhou had reported a variety of “physical symptoms” dating from late 2017 to April this year, the U.S. embassy in Beijing said in an email.
The worker was sent to the United States for further evaluation. “The clinical findings of this evaluation matched mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI),” the embassy said.
The State Department was taking the incident very seriously and working to determine the cause and impact, the embassy said.
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WNU Editor: I know in the 1980s when I was working in China that it was common knowledge that Beijing was watching all foreign diplomats 24/7 .... and I am sure nothing has changed since then. The technology has also changed .... from simply watching and following you and using crude eavesdropping devices .... to God only knows what today. In this particular case .... it appears that they have targeted a U.S. diplomat who was far more sensitive to their surveillance and spy equipment than expected. The Chinese have to be careful on this one. If other U.S. diplomats report experiencing the same symptoms .... there are going to be serious consequences .... starting with the withdrawal of U.S. embassy personnel .... to visa applications that will take forever to be approved .... a blow-back that will immediately impact the three million Chinese who want to visit the U.S. this year.
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US employee in China reported strange sounds, pressure -- ABC News/AP
U.S. gov't worker reports "abnormal" sound, pressure in China -- CBS
US staffer suffers brain injury after 'sound' incident in China -- Channel News Asia/AFP
US issues alert after employee in China reports 'abnormal' sound sensations -- CNN
US warns staff in China: Beware of unusual sounds -- BBC
Mysterious 'sound' sickness prompts warning for Americans in China -- Euronews/MSNBC
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