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July 24, 2020

China Orders Closing of U.S. Consulate in Chengdu
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China has ordered the United States to shut its consulate in Chengdu as
tensions continue to grow between the two superpowers. The New York
Times described the Chengdu consulate as the most valuable U.S.
diplomatic outpost for gathering information on Tibet as well as
Xinjiang, where China has detained Uighur Muslims in large internment
camps. Earlier this week, the Trump administration ordered the closing
of China's consulate in Houston. Meanwhile China's foreign ministry is
accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of "launching a new crusade
against China." During an address outside the Richard Nixon Presidential
Library, Pompeo called on other nations to join the United States to
fight the "new tyranny" in China.


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