Beijing vows to retaliate as the two countries squabble over a slew of issues ranging from trade to the coronavirus pandemic and China's policies in Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and the South China Sea.
The United States has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston and accused it of ramping up spying operations, dramatically escalating diplomatic tensions between the feuding superpowers.
She added that under the Vienna Convention states"have a duty not to interfere in the internal affairs" of the receiving state, but there were no further details about the reasons behind the decision. In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said China was told Tuesday that the consulate would have to close, calling it an"outrageous and unjustified move which will sabotage China-US relations".
The website says the office covers 8 southern US states – including Texas and Florida – and has nearly one million people in the area registered at the consulate.State-run tabloid thelaunched a poll on Twitter in English on Wednesday asking people to vote for which US consulate in China should be closed in response, including the ones in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Chengdu.The US has an embassy in Beijing, plus 5 consulates in mainland China and one in Hong Kong.
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