In Chengdu , large numbers of police kept the onlookers from getting too close and put a quick stop to any provocative gestures or obvious signs of joy as the Americans left.
Taking selfies and waving Chinese flags curious locals flocked to the US consulate in Chengdu Sunday as officials prepared to remove its official plaque just days after Washington and Beijing ordered each other to close one of their diplomatic missions.
Large numbers of police kept them from getting too close and put a quick stop to any provocative gestures or obvious signs of joy as the Americans left. Beijing hadn’t given a date for the consulate’s closure, but on Saturday most of the insignia were stripped from the building.The US has an embassy in Beijing as well as five consulates in mainland China -- including the one in Chengdu -- plus one in Hong Kong.
"Some personnel at the US consulate in Chengdu were engaged in activities outside of their capacity, interfered in China's internal affairs, and endangered China's security and interests," spokesman Wang Wenbin said. The semi-autonomous city saw large, rolling pro-democracy protests last year and Beijing has frequently said it suspects the US of being behind the unrest.
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