CHINA-US: CHINESE AUTHORITIES CLOSE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN CHENGDU
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Chinese authorities have instructed an American Chamber of Commerce in Chengdu, capital of
Sichuan province, to cease operations, officials with the organisation said on August 31. The
chamber notified members on August 30 that, in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations, it
had to stop operations and “no longer carry out any activities in the name of the American Chamber
of Commerce in Southwest China.” The Chinese authorities had closed the US consulate in
Chengdu in retaliation for being ousted from its Houston consulate in July 2020.
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