US Will Take Tougher Action Against Beijing Amid Growing Resolve to Counter Threats, Experts Say

US Will Take Tougher Action Against Beijing Amid Growing Resolve to Counter Threats, Experts Say
President Donald Trump makes an announcement about U.S. trade relations with China and Hong Kong in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 29, 2020. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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The United States will continue to step up pressure on Beijing, observers say, after President Donald Trump announced a series on measures tackling threats posed by the communist regime.

In a strongly-worded speech on May 29, Trump decried Beijing’s “absolute smothering” of Hong Kong’s freedoms, rampant theft of American intellectual property, coverup of the CCP Virus outbreak, and influence over the World Health Organization (WHO).

Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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