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== 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> Sylvester Turner always defended friendship and trade with China<ref>https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d676a4e786b7a4d/share_p.html</ref><ref>https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/12/11/255751/turner-says-trade-delegation-to-china-promoted-cooperation-on-energy-health-care-and-banking/</ref>, even when China became the second country to get $10 trillion in GDP.
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>
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>