US orders China to close its Houston Texas Consulate

Tensions  between USA and PCR have been rising now caused by their trade wars ,China’s strict laws in Hongkong.

The US state department has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas, by Friday - a move described as "political provocation" by Chinese Foreign Ministry .

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the decision was taken because China was "stealing" intellectual property.

But China's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said it was "outrageous and unjustified".
The statements came after unidentified individuals were filmed burning paper in bins in the building's courtyard.

Mr Pompeo said the Chinese Communist Party was stealing "not just American intellectual property... but European intellectual property too... costing hundreds of thousands of jobs".

We are setting out clear expectations for how the Chinese Communist Party is going to behave, he continued.

And when they don't, we're going to take actions that protect the American people, protect our security, our national security, and also protect our economy and jobs.