Two U.S. tourists were attacked in Beijing on August 9, 2008, with one killed and the other injured. The Chinese Foreign Ministry is highly concerned about the crime. The chief of its Department of Consular Affairs immediately informed the U.S. embassy in China about the incident. Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei, on behalf of the foreign ministry, visited the injured American in the hospital and called the American ambassador in China Clark T. Randt, expressing deep condolence to the American government and the family of the victims. The Chinese government pays high attention to the case, and the law enforcement department is making careful investigation and will handle the case seriously in accordance with the law, noted He. China will spare no efforts to rescue the injured and inform the U.S. of the latest developments. Randt thanked the Chinese side for its sympathy to the victims and the related government departments for their quick response.