The Chinese Consulate General in Houston. (AP photo)China said “malicious slander” is behind an order by the U.S. government to close its consulate in Houston, Texas, and maintained today that its officials have never operated outside ordinary diplomatic norms. Beijing has said it would take action in response, although Wang gave no details on Thursday. Wang said there was no basis to that claim. “This is completely malicious slander,” Wang said.-AP

Source: The Standard July 23, 2020 09:56 UTC