The U.S. ordered the closure of China’s consulate in Houston “in order to protect American intellectual property” and private information of U.S. citizens, the State Department said
HONG KONG—The U.S. ordered the abrupt closure of China’s consulate in Houston, citing a need to protect American intellectual property and private data, a dramatic escalation in bilateral tensions that Beijing condemned as outrageous and unprecedented.
Washington’s demand, issued Tuesday, marked “a political provocation unilaterally launched by the U.S.,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Wednesday at a routine briefing in Beijing. “China urges the U.S. to immediately rescind its erroneous decision, otherwise...
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