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Despite U.S. demand, China refuses to commit to closing Houston consulate
- aspenmayer 6y agoRelated: China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu following Washington’s demand to shut Chinese outpost in Houston https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23936652 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23936652
- mytailorisrich 6y agoIt's classic tit-for-tat / who blinks first. US demand something. China refuses but demands US do the same... So US cannot accept either and options are either stalemate (and de-escalate later) or to continue to raise the stakes.