U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu closed: China's Foreign Ministry

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday confirmed that the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, capital of the southwestern province of Sichuan, closed at 10:00 a.m. BJT.

"At 10: 00 a.m. on July 27th, according to the Chinese side's request, the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu was closed. Afterwards, Chinese authorities entered through the front entrance and took it over," the ministry said in a statement on its official social media account.