In this image taken from a video, a fire engine is seen outside Chinese consulate in Houston, on July 21, 2020. Media reports in Houston said that authorities had responded to reports of a fire at the consulate. Witnesses said that people were burning paper in what appeared to be trash cans, the Houston Chronicle reported, citing police. - AP
BEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN): China on Wednesday (July 22) called the abrupt closure of its consulate general in Houston, Texas a 'political provocation' from the United States and vowed firm countermeasures should Washington not reverse its decision.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a press briefing in Beijing that the move ordered on Tuesday (July 21) local time 'seriously violates' international laws and norms governing international relations.
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