On July 21, after the United States unilaterally provoked the incident and demanded to close the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, China announced on July 24 that it would close the US Consulate General in Chengdu.
On July 27, the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu closed and China took over the consulate. According to experts, the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu covers southwest China and has strong strategic security.
The Chinese Consulate General in Houston is the first Chinese Consulate General in the United States. Its consular district consists of eight states and one federal territory in the southeastern United States. So, what does the consulate closure mean?