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The U.S. government has ordered the closure of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston.
Key Points:
Background: In a widely reported statement, the State Department said it was closing the consulate “in order to protect American intellectual property and American’s (sic) private information.” A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry called the U.S.’s move “outrageous” and “unjustified” and said China would take “legitimate and necessary” counter measures if the decision is not reversed. An article in China’s Global Times, which is close to the ruling Communist Party, suggested that China could order the closure of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong in response to the State Department’s latest decision. Other media outlets have suggested the government may close the U.S. consulate in Wuhan.
BAL Analysis: Applicants should prepare for delays in the processing of visas and documents, and await additional details for which consulates will assume jurisdiction over applications that had been previously submitted in Houston.
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