China: Cleaners, police and other images from US consulate in Chengdu

People can be seen through windows in the US consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu, in southwestern Sichuan province. Some police are seen walking past and a cleaner emerges from the building, pushing a trolley with rubbish bags. US-China relations have deteriorated in a Cold War-style standoff as Beijing ordered the US consulate in Chengdu to shut in retaliation for the closure of its Houston mission — accused of being a hub for espionage and intellectual property theft. IMAGES of US consulate in Chengdu