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.
Washington increasingly sees Beijing's leadership as evil

Although relations between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have soured, they are unlikely to improve even if Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidency in November. (Nikkei Montage/Source photo by AP)
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.