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Images from a road leading to the US Consulate in Chengdu in China after it was taken over by Chinese authorities, days after Beijing ordered it to close in retaliation for the shuttering of its mission in Houston. IMAGES
First unsuccessful attempt at US plaque removal from the consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu, one day after Beijing ordered its closure as relations deteriorated in a Cold War-style standoff. The Chengdu mission was ordered shut in retaliation for the forced closure of Beijing's consulate in Houston, Texas, with both sides alleging the other had endangered national security. IMAGES
Moving trucks arrive at the US consulate in Chengdu on Saturday afternoon after after Beijing ordered its closure in a tit-for-tat diplomatic battle with Washington on Friday. US-China relations spiralled this week when the Chengdu mission was told to shut in retaliation for the forced closure of Beijing's consulate in Houston, Texas, with both sides alleging the other had endangered national security. IMAGES
Images of security presence outside the US consulate building in Chengdu after it was ordered after Beijing ordered its closure in a tit-for-tat diplomatic battle with Washington. US-China relations spiralled this week when the Chengdu mission was told to shut in retaliation for the forced closure of Beijing's consulate in Houston, Texas, with both sides alleging the other had endangered national security. IMAGES
A worker removes the official insignia from US consulate building in Chengdu on Saturday. US-China relations have deteriorated in a Cold War-style standoff as Beijing ordered the US consulate in Chengdu to shut in retaliation for the closure of its Houston mission -- accused of being a hub for espionage and intellectual property theft. IMAGES
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