The U.S. ordered China to shut its consulate in Houston, with officers accusing it and other Chinese diplomatic missions of commercial espionage and visa fraud, an unparalleled escalation in a deteriorating relationship.
U.S. officers said Wednesday that the Houston consulate has been a spotlight of rising remark of affairs and has till 4 p.m. Friday to end. Assistant Secretary of Dispute David Stilwell in an interview known as the advise to end the Houston consulate “lengthy past due” and said it adopted a series of malign activities…