The US has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas ... foreign ministry condemned the move on Twitter, saying its embassy in Washington had received death threats.

China's embassy to the United States described the move to close the Houston consulate as a “political provocation” and called on Washington to “immediately revoke” the decision.

W. Bush Foundation for US-China Relations. As a former diplomat who once worked at the US embassy in Beijing, Firestein said ...

The United States has an embassy in Beijing and consulates in ... know about whats going on with the Consulate General of China in Houston China tells US to close Chengdu consulate in growing ...

The U.S. has four other consulates in China and an embassy in Beijing ... stream of onlookers over the weekend as Chengdu, like Houston, found itself in the limelight of international politics.