Hong Kong Goods for Export to US to Be Labelled Made in China

A general view of Kwai Tsing Container Terminals for transporting shipping containers in Hong Kong, China, on July 25, 2018. Bobby Yip/File Photo/Reuters
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Goods made in Hong Kong for export to the United States will need to be labelled as made in China after Sept. 25, according to a U.S. government notice posted on Tuesday.

The move follows China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong and a U.S. decision to end the former British colony’s special status under U.S. law, escalating bilateral tensions that were already rising over trade war tariffs and the handling of the coronavirus outbreak.