China orders US to close Chengdu consulate

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China has told the US to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu in the latest development in an increasingly tense diplomatic conflict.

It comes after the US ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston, prompting China’s foreign ministry to appeal to Washington to reverse its “erroneous” decision.