American officials, including in the C.I.A., are concerned about mass closures hampering national security work. And China ...

China's aerial ... too rapidly or too close to US aircraft," said the former assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, Ely Ratner. The Chinese embassy directed BI to ...

The US is reportedly ... a clear message to China: invasions work, and the West will eventually fold. On Thursday, The New York Times reported that senior officials have begun drafting plans to close ...

The US State Department will be closing several consulates, predominantly in Western ... a power vacuum that could be filled by rivals like China and Russia. Earlier last month, the Trump ...

And the US will be conspicuous in its absence." While the US staged a UN retreat and undercut close allies ... with the US consulate in Shanghai. Opportunities that China is well positioned ...

"If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end," China's embassy in ... during drills near Taiwan last October.

Russia is eyeing talks with the Trump administration about re-establishing a significant diplomatic presence in the US as ... and consulates in Washington, New York, and Houston.

"No embassy issues this ... "intimidation does not scare us" and "bullying" would not work. "Pressuring, coercion or threats are not the right way of dealing with China," Jian said.