China Orders U.S. to Close Chengdu Consulate as Payback for Houston Move

HONG KONG—Beijing ordered the closure of the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, a metropolis in southwestern China, retaliating against Washington’s conclusion to shut down the Chinese consulate in Houston.

The conclusion provides to the deterioration of ties involving the world’s two premier economies, which have clashed above trade, engineering, dealing with of the coronavirus epidemic and world-wide affect.

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