World China vows retaliation after US ordered its Houston consulate closed within 72 hours July 22, 2020July 23, 2020Kim Hjelmgaard and Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on China vows retaliation after US ordered its Houston consulate closed within 72 hours The U.S. State Department said in a statement that the closure was to protect American intellectual property and private information.