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Added on the 22/07/2020 15:50:18 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People move bags and boxes to a van outside the Chinese consulate in Houston on the last day of a 72 hours deadline for personnel to leave after the US ordered the closure of the diplomatic mission in Texas. IMAGES
About a dozen firefighters wait outside the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas, after the United States ordered China to close its consulate over accusations of spying operations. The firefighters and police were called Tuesday evening to the consulate building in Texas on reports that documents were being burned in trashcans in the courtyard, according to local media. IMAGES
A police car is parked outside of China's consulate in Houston after the US State Department announced its closure to protect Americans' intellectual property and private information. IMAGES
Dozens of activists protest outside the Chinese Consulate in Manila as tensions between the two countries in the South China Sea grow. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomes India's sweeping ban on Chinese apps including TikTok, saying New Delhi is ensuring its own security. "India's clean app approach will boost Indian's sovereignty," he tells reporters. SOUNDBITE