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The tit-for-tat consulate closures marked yet another round of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.The United States Consulate in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, on Thursday.Credit...EPA, via ShutterstockJuly 24, 2020Updated 4:19 a.m. ETBEIJING — Retaliating for the Trump administration’s order to close China’s consulate in Houston, China announced on Friday that it had told…

China on Friday ordered the closure of the U.S. consulate in the western city of Chengdu in apparent retaliation for the Trump administration closing China’s Houston consulate over accusations of espionage.“The measure taken by China is a legitimate and necessary response to the unjustified act by the United States,” said a foreign ministry statement.“The current situation in Chinese-U.S.…

Hong Kong (CNN)China has ordered the closure of the United States consulate in Chengdu, days after Washington forced the Chinese consulate in Houston to cease operations. A statement from the Minis…

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