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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…

A federal judge on Thursday said the recent move by the Justice Department to put former Trump attorney Michael Cohen back in prison was “retaliatory" and claimed it was related his forthcoming tell-all book, ordering Cohen released by Friday afternoon to home confinement.The decision came after Cohen earlier this month was sent back to prison and into…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMen are filmed using a hose and closing rubbish bins at China's consulate in Houston The US has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas, by Friday - a move described as "political provocation" by Beijing.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the decision was…