Beijing says move is a ‘legitimate and necessary response’ to Washington’s order to close Chinese consulate in Houston.30 minutes ago
![Wang Wenbin says 'malicious slander' is behind US order to close Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas [Ng Han Guan/ AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2020/7/24/a4e742b193d747f5b0ab15870a1ab14f_18.jpg "China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu")
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China has ordered the United States to close its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu, retaliating against Washington’s move earlier this week to shut down the Chinese consulate in the Texas city of Houston.
