China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu days after the US ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston

• China ordered the US to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, on Friday local time. 
• The move comes after the US ordered the Chinese consulate in Houston to close on Tuesday. 
• The Trump administration alleged that Chinese officials in that embassy tried to steal data from the US. 
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BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu in an increasingly rancorous diplomatic conflict.

The order followed the US closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston.

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