US orders China to close its consulate in Houston as relations across the Pacific worsen
by Alice Su, Los Angeles Times
Jul 22, 2020
3 minutes
BEIJING - The U.S. has abruptly ordered China to close its consulate in Houston in what Beijing warned was "an outrageous and unjustified move which will sabotage China-U.S. relations" and prompt it to retaliate.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin confirmed at a news briefing in Beijing that the U.S. had demanded Tuesday that the Chinese Consulate in Houston cease operations and evacuate all personnel by Friday. Wang did
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