Tension Between USA and China Continues

Tension Between USA and China Continues. The pair, who mutually threatened each other and imposed sanctions, faced the consular issue this time. The Chinese Foreign Ministry reported that the U.S. government has requested the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston. According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement, the US government has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston. This decision signaled that the tension that has been going on since the onset of the epidemic has escalated further and the relations between the two countries have been completely disrupted. In a statement made by China, it was stated that the United States made the decision unilaterally and that "Beijing will respond with harsh countermeasures if the Trump administration does not cancel this wrong decision." The statement stated that the US harassed diplomatic staff, frightened Chinese students, their personal electric vehicles were confiscated without any reason and were detained. The US embassy in Beijing has not yet answered questions about the issue.