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Staff leaving US Chengdu consulate under high security as deadline looms

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Jul 26, 2020 #deadline, #looms
Staff leaving US Chengdu consulate under high security as deadline looms

A bus is guided out of the United States Consulate in Chengdu (AP)

CHENGDU, CHINA: Staff of the US consulate in Chengdu made final efforts to clear the premises on Sunday as security remained tight outside, ahead of a Monday closure ordered by Beijing as China-US relations continue to worsen.

A mini tourist atmosphere prevailed outside the facility on a tree-lined street on a hot Sunday, as onlookers shared sidewalk space with dozens of uniformed and plainclothes police opposite the entrance.

Consulate closures in Houston and Chengdu have escalated a

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