
Workers removed the US insignia from the consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on July 26, one day after Beijing ordered its closure as relations deteriorated in a Cold War-style standoff. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP)
Workers removed the US insignia from the consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on July 26, one day after Beijing ordered its closure as relations deteriorated in a Cold War-style standoff. (Photo: Noel Celis, AFP)