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| China officially takes over US consulate in Chengdu as diplomatic staff lower American flag & leave (VIDEOS) | China officially takes over US consulate in Chengdu as diplomatic staff lower American flag & leave (VIDEOS) |
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| A US national flag was pulled down as American staff left the US Consulate General in Chengdu, after Beijing ordered Washington to close its diplomatic office in a tit-for-tat response for the closure of Houston facility. | |
| “At 10am on July 27, according to the Chinese side's request, the US Consulate General in Chengdu was closed,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. | |
| After American staff left the premises, Chinese authorities “entered through the front entrance and took it over,” the ministry said. | After American staff left the premises, Chinese authorities “entered through the front entrance and took it over,” the ministry said. |
| Chinese media shared videos of a US flag being lowered around 6:18am local time, as the deadline approached. | Chinese media shared videos of a US flag being lowered around 6:18am local time, as the deadline approached. |
| Other footage showed US personnel leaving the consulate under high security. | Other footage showed US personnel leaving the consulate under high security. |
| Beijing called the closure a “legitimate and necessary response” to Washington’s “unreasonable actions” in regard to its diplomatic facility in Houston, Texas. | Beijing called the closure a “legitimate and necessary response” to Washington’s “unreasonable actions” in regard to its diplomatic facility in Houston, Texas. |
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