AP: Washington decided not to resume the work of the US consulate in Jun

Washington decided not to resume the work of the US Consulate in the Chinese city of Ujan. About this writes Associated Press with reference to a source in the White House. According to him, the United States thus want to warn the possible measures of Beijing in response to the American demand to close the Chinese consulate in Houston (Texas).

The work of the US diplomatic mission in Jun, from where the spread of coronavirus began, was suspended in January against the background of the pandemic Covid-19.

The fact that Washington handed over to the Chinese authorities to close the Consulate of the PRC in Houston became known on Wednesday, July 22. The US State Department said this was done with the aim of "protecting American intellectual property and private information."

Beijing called Washington’s actions unreasonable and threatened with response measures.

The United States has repeatedly accused China of industrial espionage and theft of intellectual property. Relations between countries have additionally aggravated in recent times after US representatives accused China of concealing information about Koronavirus, as well as in human rights violations in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. What exactly is the decision to close the consulate in Houston is still unknown.