US orders closure of Consulate General of China in Houston

The US has ordered the closure of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, Texas, and China has announced retaliation. It is becoming the largest diplomatic issue between the two countries.

According to a Chinese news agency spokeswoman Wu Wen-fu said in a regular press conference in Beijing on the 22nd that the United States had requested that the consulate be closed within 3 days, saying that it was an unprecedented escalation. “If the United States does not withdraw this false decision, we will take decisive countermeasures,” he said. ‥
(Source: Bloomberg)

〇 Consideration of closing order to US Consulate General in Wuhan, China

China is considering a closing order with the US Consulate General in Wuhan. It seems that he intends to retaliate against the measures taken in Houston, USA.

(Source: Reuters)

The US-China conflict is intensifying. However, there is no real move in the market so far.

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