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US federal agents and law enforcement officers Saturday entered the Chinese consulate in Houston along with locksmiths after the mission was shut down, amidst spiralling tensions between Washington and Beijing.
The Trump Administration ramped up its confrontation with China this week, ordering Beijing's consulate in Houston to close over concerns about economic espionage.
The Chinese consulate located in Houston's busy Montrose Boulevard for 40 years closed on Friday evening as the deadline set by the Trump administration to shut down the mission expired.
On Friday, the flag and the seal of the People's Republic of China were taken down from outside the Houston
