Trump administration orders Chinese consulate closed in Houston over SPYING; Chinese officials then seen burning documents in trash cans [VIDEO]

by The Right Scoop

The Trump administration has taken an extraordinary step and ordered the closure of a Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas. They say the Chinese have been using to spy on the US.

Watch:

The Chinese responded to the closure notice by burning documents in trash cans on the premises of the consulate.

Here’s more from the Daily Caller:

The U.S. State Department ordered the shuttering of the Chinese consulate general in Houston, Texas, late Tuesday evening, and officials on the ground responded by reportedly burning troves of documents and barring first responders from entering the grounds.

State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said the closure, scheduled to take effect Friday, will “protect American intellectual property and America’s private information.”

“The Vienna Convention states diplomats must ‘respect the laws and regulations of the receiving State’ and have a duty not to interfere in the internal affairs of that State,” Ortagus continued. “The United States will not tolerate the PRC’s [People’s Republic of China] violations of our sovereignty and intimidation of our people, just as we have not tolerated the PRC’s unfair trade practices, theft of American jobs, and other egregious behavior. President Trump insists on fairness and reciprocity in U.S.-China relations.”

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) called the move an “unprecedented escalation of its recent actions” against China.

It is still unclear what documents, if any, were burned at the consulate, but Houston Police and Fire Departments reported smoke coming from a controlled fire within the consulate’s courtyard around 8:30 pm local time.

“It appears to be open burning in a container within the courtyard of the Chinese consulate facility,” Houston Fire Department Chief Sam Pena confirmed. “It does not appear to be an unconfined fire but we have not been allowed access. We are standing by and monitoring.”

 
Here’s video of Chinese officials burning documents in trash cans outside:

 
Marco Rubio weighed in on this today, saying the Chinese consulate was the central node in a massive spy operation:


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