TOKYO -- The U.S. government's abrupt order for China to close its consulate in Houston this week marks a new phase in the deterioration of relations between the two countries.
President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that he might order the closure of more Chinese consulates, a comment that comes as bilateral tensions have spread beyond diplomacy, trade and technology to enter the military realm.
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