Published: Jul 24, 2020, 04:31 IST | Updated: Jul 24, 2020, 04:31 IST
After China ordered the closure of the US consulate in Chengdu in a tit-for-tat move as the US closed China's Houston consulate on Thursday, the Chinese foreign ministry said that "the United States launched a unilateral provocation by abruptly demanding that China close its consulate in Houston".