NEW YORK -- The U.S. is doubling down on claims of Chinese consulates facilitating espionage after it ordered the one in Houston to close, citing the city's medical research scene.
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A plainclothes U.S. security official enters the back door of China's consulate general in Houston, Texas, after Chinese employees left the building July 24. © Reuters
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