Chinese diplomats start burning documents after State Department orders closure of Houston consulate | Daily Mail Online
The U.S. abruptly ordered the closure of China’s consulate in Houston, Texas on Tuesday night leading to Chinese diplomats burning documents and papers in trash cans in the courtyard of the building.
The State Department claimed the immediate action was needed to ‘protect American intellectual property’ and other private information of American citizens.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio, the acting chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, claimed in a tweet Wednesday morning that ‘China’s Houston consulate is a massive spy center, forcing it to close is long overdue.’