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Beyond politics, effects of Chinese consulate’s closing ‘will be a setback’ for Houston
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Beyond politics, effects of Chinese consulate’s closing ‘will be a setback’ for Houston

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A delivery driver carries a box from the Consulate General of China Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Houston.
1of69A delivery driver carries a box from the Consulate General of China Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
People walk into staff entrance of the Consulate General of China Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Houston.
2of69People walk into staff entrance of the Consulate General of China Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Consulate workers carry diplomatic bags from the Consulate General of China Friday, July 24, 2020, in Houston. U.S.government has ordered the Houston consulate to close.
3of69Consulate workers carry diplomatic bags from the Consulate General of China Friday, July 24, 2020, in Houston. U.S.government has ordered the Houston consulate to close.Photo: Brett Coomer/Staff photographer

For more than 40 years, the Chinese Consulate General in Montrose has served as a symbolic bridge, facilitating travel, trade and cultural ties between Houston and China.

The Trump administration’s decision this week to force the consulate in Houston to close by Friday “to protect American intellectual property” will have wide-reaching consequences for Houston residents and companies with significant ties to China.

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