U.S. security officials at the entrance of the Chinese consulate in Houston after employees left. adrees latif/ReutersChinese Diplomats Helped Military Scholars Visiting the U.S. Evade FBI Scrutiny, U.S. Says The U.S. closed the Chinese consulate in Houston and ordered China to remove the researchers after finding what officials say was an intelligence-gathering operation aided by diplomats to collect cutting-edge scientific research from American universities

Source: Wall Street Journal August 25, 2020 18:11 UTC