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adding Chinese media sympathy
== Sympathy with China ==
== Sympathy with China ==
When President Trump closed the Chinese consulate in Houston, Sylvester Turner did nothing, but he defended China in a gingerly way. Wanting more relationships with the [[Chinese government]], he called them "Houston's third-largest trading partner", and defending China's handling of the coronavirus, by saying "China helped protect Houstonians and first reporters during the COVID-19 pandemic, with medical supplies and face masks". He also hoped that the consulate would reopen, to resume trade with the [[Chinese Communist Party]].<ref>https://www.houstonpress.com/news/turner-talks-chinese-consulate-and-covid-19-in-city-update-11484464</ref>
When President Trump closed the Chinese consulate in Houston, Sylvester Turner did nothing, but he defended China in a gingerly way. Wanting more relationships with the [[Chinese government]], he called them "Houston's third-largest trading partner", and defending China's handling of the coronavirus, by saying "China helped protect Houstonians and first reporters during the COVID-19 pandemic, with medical supplies and face masks". He also hoped that the consulate would reopen, to resume trade with the [[Chinese Communist Party]].<ref>https://www.houstonpress.com/news/turner-talks-chinese-consulate-and-covid-19-in-city-update-11484464</ref>
Chinese-run media praised Sylvester Turner for "curbing" the spread of the virus, even when COVID-19 was going up in Houston.<ref>http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/04/c_139562039.htm</ref>
== Communist ties ==
== Communist ties ==