China-US row: Fugitive researcher 'hiding in San Francisco consulate'

Thursday, 23 July 2020Newsdesk

The US says a Chinese scientist suspected of visa fraud and concealing ties to the military has fled to China's consulate in San Francisco. Court filings by US prosecutors also say other Chinese researchers in the US have been arrested for visa fraud. On Wednesday the Trump administration ordered the closure of China's mission in Houston, saying it was involved in stealing intellectual property.

New Delhi, 23 July 2020

As per news report of BBC, the Chinese government called the move a "political provocation". But President Donald Trump said it was "always possible" he would order the closure of more Chinese consulates. In recent months his administration has clashed repeatedly with Beijing over trade, the coronavirus pandemic and China's imposition of a controversial new security law on Hong Kong.

Source -bbc.com