CNN: US agents enter Chinese consulate compound in Houston after deadline for closure passes
Washington (CNN)US federal agents and local law enforcement entered the Chinese consulate compound in Houston Friday afternoon following Tuesday's order to close the diplomatic facility after US officials alleged it was part of a larger Chinese espionage effort using diplomatic facilities around the US.
A series of black SUVs, trucks, two white vans and a locksmith's van entered the property as a crowd of observers and news cameras observed from the edge of the diplomatic compound.
US officials speaking to reporters Friday said the consulate had been implicated in a fraud investigation at a Texas research institution and that Chinese consulate officials, "were directly involved in communications with researchers and guided them on what information to collect."
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Update #1: US takes over former Chinese consulate in Houston (The Hill)
Update #2: U.S. officials take over Chinese consulate in Houston (Houston Chronicle)
WNU Editor: They will find nothing.
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