Chinese diplomats left the General Consulate in Houston, closed at the request of American States, informs the print edition of the Houston Chronicle. According to the magazine, the Employees of the Embassy were obliged to vacate the building by 16: 00 local time (00: 00 GMT). Shortly before law enforcement authorities blocked the area near the building, and after some time from the Consulate drove 3 vans, two of them had diplomatic plates. at approximately 16: 40 in the house through the back door came a few people, including, As reported by the Houston Chronicle, was the Commissioner of the state Department. before Reuters reported that citizens who have the opportunity to be us officials, tried to force open the back door of the Consulate General. The twenty-2nd July, the US blocked Chinese Consulate General in Houston, citing the need to provide protection of intellectual property and personal information of American citizens. Beijing called it a political provocation and promised " decisive steps ". The first response step was the demand to close the American Consulate General in Chengdu in the Sichuan district. The Chinese foreign Ministry stressed that the responsibility for the situation lies on the capital of the United States. in relations between the United States and China over the past period of time tensions. The capital of the United States and Beijing have a mutual economic complaints. In addition, the us administration accuses China of unscrupulous informing about the situation with coronavirus, and Beijing's angry intervention of the US capital in its internal Affairs, such as relations with Hong Kong. <span style="color:darkgray