Friday, July 24, 2020

AP: China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu - Good. Worth it. Less Chinese spies in US - Why did Drudge manufacture an image (not displayed here) showing China in a better light? --tma





BEIJING (AP) — China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades.
The move was a response to the Trump administration’s order this week for Beijing to close its consulate in Houston after Washington accused Chinese agents of trying to steal medical and other research in Texas. ...