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The World: US Officials Take Over Chinese Consulate in Houston

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 02:37 pm

China has left its consulate normal in the U.S. city of Houston after the United States ordered its closure by Friday.

Local newspaper the Houston Chronicle suggested that U.S. officers on Friday afternoon took over the Chinese consulate, much less than an hour after the deadline officials and employees there were given to leave the compound beneath orders issued with the aid of the Trump administration.

The paper stated that forty minutes after the 4 p.m. eviction deadline passed, a man believed to be a State Department reliable entered the consulate, alongside with others, after a small again door was once pried open.

Reuters also stated a crew of men believed to be U.S. officers entered the consulate.

Beijing has now not officially introduced the closure.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration ordered the shutdown within 72 hours saying it is to protect American mental property and American’s personal information.

The Houston consulate is the first consulate China opened in the U.S. in 1979 after setting up diplomatic family members with Washington.

(KBSWORLD)

Albert Echetah

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