Beijing Plans To Shutter US Consulate In China In Retaliation For Houston Mission Closure

China is preparing to unveil its promised retaliation against the US over the Trump Administration's decision to close China's Houston consulate, a diplomatic mission that Sen. Marco Rubio once described as "a nest of spies".

 Earlier today, a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry accused Washington of breaking down the "friendship bridge" uniting the world's two largest economies. Washington's decision to shutter the consulate - the US is giving Chinese personnel 72 hours to leave - prompted officials to take to the roof in a flurry of document-burning that caught the attention of local authorities


 Time to move the US Embassy from Beijing to Taipei.