political provocation 政治挑釁

political provocation
繁：政治挑釁
简：政治挑衅

中國駐美國大使館今日（23日）發聲明，指美方突然單方面要求中方限時關閉駐休斯敦總領館，是對中方發起的政治挑釁，嚴重違反國際法和國際關係基本準則以及中美領事條約有關規定，蓄意破壞中美關係，十分蠻橫無理。

美令關休斯敦總領館　華駐美大使館斥政治挑釁　華春瑩︰駐華盛頓大使館收炸彈死亡恐嚇（2020年7月23日）。明報，取自https://news.mingpao.com/ins/兩岸/article/20200723/s00004/1595470250920/

The US has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas, by Friday – a move described as “political provocation” by Beijing.

Chinese consulate in Houston ordered to close by US. (2020, July 23). BBC. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53497193