Closure of China's Consulate in Houston, a strategic move or a provocative step?
July 27, 2020 US State Department's order to abruptly shut the Chinese consulate in Houston has stirred up and escalated tensions between US and China in recent days. Many scholars, political analysts, commentators or insiders in diplomatic community are wondering whether this move is a sustainable strategy to contain China or a part of a series of provocative and reckless steps rolled out in re