Monday, 27 July 2020_The American flag was lowered at the United States consulate in Chengdu on Monday (July 27), days after Beijing ordered it to close in retaliation for the shuttering of the Chinese consulate in Houston.
Monday, 27 July 2020_China has officially announced that the United States’ consulate in Chengdu has been closed down and that Chinese authorities have now taken control of the building.