A US national flag has been pulled down at the US Consulate General in Chengdu, after Beijing ordered Washington to shut down the diplomatic facility in a tit-for-tat response for the closure of Chinese consulate in Houston.
The flag was lowered around 6:18am local time, according to Chinese media, which earlier reported a deadline for the eviction set sometime Monday morning.
#US national flag lowered in #Chengdu consulate pic.twitter.com/nBuJIWGkXP
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) July 27, 2020
Beijing said the closure a “legitimate and necessary response” to Washington’s “unreasonable actions” actions in regard to its diplomatic facility in Houston, Texas.
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