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Houston PD and Houston Fire responding to a report of documents being burned at the Consulate General of China in Houston, TX.
In 2017, after President Trump ordered the Russian consulate in San Francisco to close, the Russians did the same thing the Chinese are currently doing, allegedly burning documents.
Houston TV 2 reported: The U.S. said in a brief statement that the consulate was ordered closed “to protect American intellectual property and American’s private information.” It did not provide any details.
“The United States will not tolerate the PRC’s violations of our sovereignty and intimidation of our people, just as we have not tolerated the PRC’s unfair trade practices, theft of American jobs, and other egregious behavior,” the statement from State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said.
Houston police and fire officials responded to reports that documents were being burned in the courtyard of the Consulate General of China in Houston Tuesday night, according to the Houston Police Department.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin condemned the action.
“The unilateral closure of China’s consulate general in Houston within a short period of time is an unprecedented escalation of its recent actions against China,” Wang said at a daily news briefing.
