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Beijing vowed to retaliate after it said the United States ordered its Houston consulate to be closed within 72 hours, calling it an “outrageous and unjustified move” and marking a serious escalation in the quickly deteriorating relationship between the U.S. and China. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin slammed the move as an “unprecedented escalation” during a daily press briefing …

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