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Trump’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Will ‘Inflict Pain’ on Chinese Regime, Experts Say

Trump’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Will ‘Inflict Pain’ on Chinese Regime, Experts Say
Riot police detain a woman as they clear protesters taking part in a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, on the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. Dale de la Rey/AFP via Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
|Updated:

The United States’ actions in response to Beijing’s expanding control over Hong Kong will “inflict pain” on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, while dampening the city’s attractiveness as a financial hub, analysts said.

President Donald Trump on July 14 signed into law a bill that stipulates sanctions on officials and banks involved in eroding the city’s autonomy. He also signed an executive order ending Hong Kong’s preferential treatment by the United States.
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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