US diplomats to leave consulate in Chengdu in tit-for-tat closures
Chinese state media have been showing pictures of lorries leaving the US consulate, and workers removing diplomatic insignia from the building.Crowds of curious locals gathered outside the US diplomatic mission on Sunday
However, boos were heard when a bus with tinted windows left the building on Sunday, the AFP news agency reports. The Chengdu consulate - established in 1985 - represented US interests over a vast area of south-western China, including the autonomous region of Tibet, where there has been long-running pressure for independence.With its industry and growing services sector, Chengdu is seen by the US as providing opportunities for exports of agricultural products, cars and machinery.
China lost its Houston mission last week, but still has four other consulates in the US and an embassy in the capital Washington DC.US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
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