U.S. Orders China to Close Houston Consulate

The U.S. ordered China to shut its consulate in Houston, with officers accusing it and other Chinese diplomatic missions of financial espionage and visa fraud, an unprecedented escalation in a rapidly deteriorating partnership.

U.S. officers stated Wednesday that the Houston consulate has been a focus of soaring concern and has till four p.m. Friday to close. Assistant Secretary of Point out David Stilwell in an job interview called the buy to close the Houston consulate “long overdue” and stated it followed a sequence of malign functions…