The Chengdu consulate "stood at the center of our relations with the people in western China, including Tibet, for 35 years," the State Department said in a statement.
Umkhulumeli woMnyango Wezwe LaseMelika uthe, "Lo mgadli ubesemhlanganweni wobudlelwano nabantu basentshonalanga neChina, kubandakanya neTibet, iminyaka engu-35.