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In a bid by Obama to increase travel from tourists from Wuhan,China a new embassy was to be stationed in 2014:
"Expanding Facilities: The State Department is investing millions of dollars to upgrade and expand its existing consular facilities. In China, State will open a new consulate building in Guangzhou in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, a consular section in Wuhan in FY 2014,"
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/09/19/white-house-releases-new-travel-and-tourism-progress-report
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“After many years of careful planning and coordination, it is finally time for action! We are Building for the Future,” U.S. Consul General Joseph Zadrozny happily announced.Charge Rank was instrumental in the opening of the current U.S. Consulate in Wuhan in 2008. In his remarks, he said, “the U.S.-China relationship is the most consequential in the world today. And our consulate here allows us to expand and deepen that relationship – as it has been doing since 2008, through building connections between our two countries and people.”
The new consulate office will include a large multi-purpose room which will be “used to host events on American culture such as lectures, movie nights, art, and music,” Consul General Zadrozny explained, adding that there will also be an American Space resource area that “will have computers, books, and other information on English language, Study in the U.S., and more!”
https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/wuhan-groundbreaking-ceremony-expanded-office-visa-services/