More Closures of Chinese Missions in US ‘Possible,’ Trump Says

More Closures of Chinese Missions in US ‘Possible,’ Trump Says
President Donald Trump talks to journalists during a news conference about his administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on July 22, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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President Donald Trump left open the possibility that more Chinese missions would be forced to close after the administration ordered the Chinese consulate in Houston to shut down.

Trump, at a Wednesday CCP virus press conference, said “it’s always possible” further Chinese diplomatic outposts would be ordered to close. The State Department said earlier the Chinese mission in Houston was closed “to protect American intellectual property and Americans’ private information.”
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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