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US closes consulate in Chengdu, China amid diplomatic spat
The US State Department said it was disappointed at China’s order to close the consulate.
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The US State Department said it was disappointed at China’s order to close the consulate.
The US has an embassy in Beijing and consulates in five other mainland cities.
The Sichuan Airlines plane carrying 128 people was diverted and made an emergency landing.
Akong Tulku Rinpoche was found dead with multiple stab wounds at his home in 2013.
Wang Lijun was sentenced to 15 years in prison earlier today for bribery and abuse of power. He had exposed the scandal that has rocked China’s ruling Communist Party.
Ran Yunfei was detained in February after calling on Chinese people to start their own version of an Arab Spring.
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