Dan Crenshaw says Chinese Consulate in Texas tried to 'burn all their evidence'

The incident amplified the United States' contentious relationship with China

By Yael Halon | Fox News

 

Houston consulate was epicenter of research theft by China, State Department says

 

State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus explains the decision to order the closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston on 'Fox & Friends.

 

The latest move on behalf of the State Department to shutter a Chinese consulate in Houston over concerns of intellectual property theft should serve as a reminder that the Chinese are "not good actors" and proves their disregard of "all the values we hold dear," Rep. Dan Crenshaw said Friday.

"What we know is that the Chinese have used consolates like this one, and this one might have been their primary hub, to engage in intellectual property [theft], hacking, influence operations, all of the above," Crenshaw, R-Texas., told the "Fox News Rundown" podcast.

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