China said Wednesday that it has been ordered by the United States to close its consulate general in Houston, in a move that could inflame already strained tensions between the world's two major powers that have been in conflict over economic and security matters."On July 21, the U.S. abruptly demanded that China's consulate general in Houston cease all operations and events," Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters, criticizing Washington for "seriously" violating international law."The unilateral closure of China's consulate general in Houston within a short period of time i…READ FULL ARTICLE
