US lowers flag over consulate in Chengdu, China

The U.S. consulate in Chengdu, China, lowered its American flag to half mast early Monday ahead of the expulsion of its staff from the country.AFP and The Associated Press reported that the flag was lowered just after 6 a.m. as police cordoned off several blocks around the facility. China’s government moved Friday to order the consulate closed in retaliation for the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas, which the Trump…