US orders China to close its consulate in Houston
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US orders China to close its consulate in Houston

In the latest move, the US state department ordered China to close its consulate in Houston after some after unidentified individuals were filmed burning paper in bins in the building's courtyard. China's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin criticized the decision and called it "outrageous and unjustified". The US State Department said the decision was taken "in order to protect American intellectual property"

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