Chinese diplomats return from Houston consulate shut by US
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, staff members from the Chinese Consulate in Houston, USA, arrive at an airport in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. A charter flight carrying employees of the consulate, which was ordered closed by the U.S. government in July amid escalating diplomatic tensions, arrived in Beijing on Monday night. (Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, staff members from the Chinese Consulate in Houston, USA, arrive at an airport in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. A charter flight carrying employees of the consulate, which was ordered closed by the U.S. government in July amid escalating diplomatic tensions, arrived in Beijing on Monday night. (Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP)

Aug. 17, 2020 01:11 PM EDT
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, staff members from the Chinese Consulate in Houston, USA, arrive at an airport in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. A charter flight carrying employees of the consulate, which was ordered closed by the U.S. government in July amid escalating diplomatic tensions, arrived in Beijing on Monday night. (Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, staff members from the Chinese Consulate in Houston, USA, arrive at an airport in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. A charter flight carrying employees of the consulate, which was ordered closed by the U.S. government in July amid escalating diplomatic tensions, arrived in Beijing on Monday night. (Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP)

Aug. 17, 2020 01:07 PM EDT
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, speaks to staff members from the Chinese Consulate in Houston, USA, after their arrival at an airport in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. A charter flight carrying employees of the consulate, which was ordered closed by the U.S. government in July amid escalating diplomatic tensions, arrived in Beijing on Monday night. (Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, speaks to staff members from the Chinese Consulate in Houston, USA, after their arrival at an airport in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. A charter flight carrying employees of the consulate, which was ordered closed by the U.S. government in July amid escalating diplomatic tensions, arrived in Beijing on Monday night. (Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP)

Aug. 17, 2020 01:09 PM EDT