US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum
The Guardian World · Published 2h ago
State department informs Congress of planned closures in Canada, Grenada, Japan, Indonesia and Cameroon The US state department is to shut five foreign consulates and missions across Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, drawing criticism that it is leaving a diplomatic vacuum at risk of be
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Developments like this can have effects beyond the immediate story. Directly involves China, Japan, Canada.
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Developments like this can have effects beyond the immediate story. Directly involves China, Japan, Canada.
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