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U.S. Orders Closure of Chinese Consulate in Houston: Documents Burned in Barrels in Response

posted by martyb on Wednesday July 22 2020, @06:35PM   Printer-friendly
from the US-consulates-ordered-closed-in-3...2... dept.

takyon writes:

U.S. Orders China to Close Its Houston Consulate in 72 Hours (archive)

The United States ordered China to close its diplomatic consulate in Houston, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, dealing another blow to the rapidly deteriorating relations between the two countries.

In the hours after the Trump administration notified the Chinese of its decision, smoke was seen billowing from a courtyard inside the consulate as employees dumped what appeared to be documents into flaming barrels, according to a video posted by KPRC-TV, a local television station.

The Houston police and fire departments responded to reports of a fire on Tuesday evening but did not enter the building, over which the Chinese have sovereignty.

Also at BBC and CNBC.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 22 2020, @07:53PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 22 2020, @07:53PM (#1025059)

    Which consulate are the Chinese going to close? The US is hoping they will pick Wuhan, a city of similar significance, and the consulate there has been vacated for months already.

    To hurt the US, I would pick Shanghai. That would force people to detour to Guangzhou, Beijing or Wuhan which they may have to reopen then. Shanghai is also the toniest city for well-off foreign diplomatic staff to live in.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday July 22 2020, @07:56PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Wednesday July 22 2020, @07:56PM (#1025064) Journal

    Chinese state media outlet the Global Times began running a poll [twitter.com] on which US consulate to close in response. Beijing officials said the US has far more staff at its missions in China than vice versa.

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