US to Revoke Hong Kong’s Special Status, Sanction Officials Who Erode Autonomy: Trump

US to Revoke Hong Kong’s Special Status, Sanction Officials Who Erode Autonomy: Trump
President Donald Trump addresses a news conference on China in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, on May 29, 2020. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
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President Donald Trump announced on May 29 that Hong Kong’s preferential trading status will be stripped, lambasting the Chinese regime for “smothering Hong Kong’s freedom.”

The move came a day after Beijing pressed ahead with enacting a national security law in Hong Kong, a move that critics said could endanger Hong Kong’s status as a global financial hub.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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