The State Department said that a U. S. government employee assigned to Guangzhou, China, has reported experiencing „vague, but abnormal, sensations of sound and pressure.“…
The State Department said that a U. S. government employee assigned to Guangzhou, China, has reported experiencing „vague, but abnormal, sensations of sound and pressure.“
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that „the medical indications are very similar and entirely consistent“ with the symptoms reported by Americans working at the U. S. Embassy in Cuba. „We have medical teams that are moving to be on the ground there. We are working to figure out what took place both in Havana, and now in China, as well.“
The federal employee reported experiencing physical symptoms from late 2017 through April 2018, when he or she returned to the U. S. for medical evaluation. That evaluation found that the employee’s symptoms were similar to those of someone with a head concussion or mild traumatic brain injury.
The U. S. operates a consulate in Guangzhou, a sprawling commercial city and port in southern China. The Chinese government has assured the U. S. that it is investigating the matter and taking appropriate measures, according to a State Department spokesperson.
Suspected „sonic attacks“ affecting more than a dozen U. S. diplomats and family members in Havana beginning in November 2016 led to the U.
