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China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu in growing spat

by Associated Press
| July 24, 2020 12:03 AM

BEIJING (AP) — China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades.

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