China's envoy in New York was not expelled, had completed posting: US

China's consulgeneral in New York left his post as scheduled after completing his posting in August, the US State Department said on Sept 4, hours after New York's governor said she asked for his expulsion in the aftermath of an aide's arrest for secretly acting as a Chinese agent.

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters that Consul-General Huang Ping "was not expelled".

"Our understanding is that the consul-general reached the end of a regular scheduled rotation in August, and so rotated out of the position, but was not expelled," he said.

"But of course, when it comes to the status of particular employees of a foreign mission, I would refer you to the foreign country to speak to it. But there was no expulsion action."

China's embassy in Washington said Chinese diplomats do not interfere in the internal affairs of other nations.

"Their normal performance of duties in the US should not be interfered with or disrupted in any way," an embassy spokesperson said, adding that reports saying the Chinese envoy was expelled were false and making "malicious speculations".