GLOBAL TIMES
GLOBAL TIMES: US lost credibility after forcing China to close Houston consulate
The consulate has not participated in illegal intelligence activities against the US
In addition to their embassies, China and the US have five consulates in each other's country (not including the US consulate in Hong Kong and Macao), according to the principle of reciprocity. Now the US has unreasonably asked China to close its consulate in Houston, giving staff there only 72 hours to leave the country. Normally, this would reset the two sides’ principle of reciprocity.
Washington has imposed various restrictions on Chinese diplomats and journalists based in the US since 2019. Chinese media outlets are defined as “foreign missions, and some Chinese journalists were expelled from the country. This has hurt China-US personnel exchanges deeply. Closing the Chinese consulate in Houston is a serious escalation of the situation. Once a country starts these things it is easy for the other to retaliate. It hardly benefits the country that instigates such dispute. ..
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