Beijing announced the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu was closed as of 10 a.m.
On Monday, after it ordered the facility be shut in retaliation for China being ousted from its consulate in Houston, Texas.
Libby Hogan reports.
Beijing announced the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu was closed as of 10 a.m.
On Monday, after it ordered the facility be shut in retaliation for China being ousted from its consulate in Houston, Texas.
Libby Hogan reports.
The American flag over the consulate was lowered on Monday morning in Chengdu.
Beijing says move is a 'legitimate and necessary response' to Washington's decision to shut China's Houston consulate.