Earlier, Washington demanded that Beijing close the Consulate General in Houston within 72 hours.
The U.S. authorities handed over the building of the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, southwestern China, to the Chinese government on Monday after its official closing. This was announced by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
According to it, by 10:00 the last member of the diplomatic mission had officially left the building. Last weekend, according to the local media, the distinctive state signs of the United States were also removed from the walls and fences.
The U.S. State Department confirmed that the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu has stopped working, the Associated Press agency (AR) reported.
Washington on July 21 demanded that Beijing close the Consulate General in Houston within 72 hours due to “theft of American technology”, “inappropriate use” of student exchange systems, as well as “behavior incompatible with standard practice of diplomacy” of employees. The Chinese Foreign Ministry on the same day demanded that Washington close the U.S. diplomatic mission in Chengdu.