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China orders United States to close consulate in Chengdu – Sydney Morning Herald
The move is a direct retaliation to days of provocation from Washington, which this week ordered China to shut down its consulate in Houston.
China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry accused the US of breaching international law, the basic norms of international relations, and the terms of the China-US Consular Convention.
“The current situation in China-US relations is not what China desires to see, and the US is responsible for all this,” the ministry said. “We once again urge the US to immediately retract its wrong…
