DefenceTalkDefenceTalkChina on Friday ordered the closure of the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu in retaliation for America shuttering Beijing’s diplomatic mission in Houston this week. The move was a “legitimate and necessary response to the unreasonable measures by the United States”, the foreign ministry said in a statement. “The current situation in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-orders-closure-of-us-consulate-in-chengdu-76005/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkWashington’s order to China to close its consulate in Houston was to protect US intellectual property and private information, the State Department said Wednesday. Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus was elaborating on the incident that has strained already tense relations between the two world powers, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Denmark. Under the Vienna […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-consulate-threatened-intellectual-property-says-us-75978/