As tensions between United and China escalates, the latter has now ordered the US to close its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu. The development comes after US ordered China to shut down its consulate in Houston, reported South China Morning Post. Earlier, The United States had ordered China to close by Friday its consulate in Houston, Texas, over accusations of massive illegal spying and influence operations in the US. "The only way to truly change communist China is to act on the basis of what its leaders do, not what they say. The country further blamed China of concealing information about the deadly virus which has spread across the world, killing millions.

Source: dna July 24, 2020 07:07 UTC