Biden Renews Trump Order That Ended Preferential Trade With Hong Kong

The order declares a national emergency over Hong Kong’s deterioration of freedom caused by the Chinese regime.

A man waves a black Hong Kong flag on a street outside the Legislative Council Complex in Hong Kong on July 1, 2019. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

A Trump-era declaration of national emergency regarding Hong Kong will remain in effect as the Chinese communist regime continues to curtail the city’s freedoms, the Biden administration said.

In a July 10 notice, President Joe Biden told Congress that he will renew a national emergency order to deal with the “unusual and extraordinary threat” to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States arising from the situation in Hong Kong.