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on Wednesday July 22 2020, @06:35PM
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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.
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U.S. Orders Closure of Chinese Consulate in Houston: Documents Burned in Barrels in Response
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 22 2020, @08:14PM (3 children)
Trumpboy is simply looking for reasons to "appear strong." If they're not going to give him any kind of trade deal that he can claim is the world's best deal that is totally one-sided for the US and that ONLY HE could have pulled it off, then he has no use for them between now and November. Now he wants to look like he is some kind of leader or something. He also drastically needs distractions away from his disastrous covid response too, which is why he's turning up the paramilitary stuff as well as the obviously unconstitutional census executive order. "Look at all this crazy shit! Don't look at the 140,000 dead people!"
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 22 2020, @08:26PM (2 children)
China has been robbing the US blind for a long time, but Trump is not taking the threat seriously. He tries to cozy up to Xi all the time and has praised their concentration camps. Biden is getting tougher on China, but it's his VP that matters.
(Score: 3, Touché) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday July 22 2020, @10:15PM (1 child)
None of that is true. If I was allowed to moderate on this site, I would mod this comment -1 Delusional
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 22 2020, @10:41PM
Good thing you're not then.