China orders US consulate in Chengdu to close as tensions rise
by Lily Kuo in Beijing from on (#563F7)
Tit-for-tat move by Beijing comes after US ordered Chinese mission in Houston to close
Beijing has ordered the closure of a US consulate in south-western China, in a move that escalates tensions between the two countries to a new level.
On Friday, China's ministry of foreign affairs said it had ordered the US consulate in Chengdu, in Sichuan province, to cease all operations. Authorities notified the US of China's decision to revoke its consent for the consulate to operate, according to a notice on the ministry's website.
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