Hong Kong can no longer be regarded as autonomous from mainland China, Sec. Pompeo says in notification to Congress, setting the stage for sanctions against Beijing and the withdrawal of the former British colony’s preferential trading status.
can no longer be regarded as autonomous from mainland China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a notification to Congress on Wednesday, setting the stage for sanctions against Beijing and the withdrawal of the former British colony’s preferential trading status.
After it reverted to Chinese rule in 1997, Hong Kong was supposed to enjoy significant autonomy from the communist government in Beijing for 50 years, under the terms of an agreement between China and the United Kingdom, known as the Sino–British Joint Declaration.
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