Dan Crenshaw says Chinese Consulate in Texas tried to 'burn all their evidence'
The incident amplified the United States' contentious relationship with China
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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