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President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony, prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions.

Citing China’s decision to enact a new national security law for Hong Kong, Trump signed an executive order that he said would end the preferential economic treatment for the city.

“No special privileges, no special economic treatment and no export of sensitive technologies,” he told a news conference.

Acting on a Tuesday deadline, he also signed a bill approved by the U.S. Congress to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement the new security law.

“Today I signed legislation, and an executive order to hold China accountable for its aggressive actions against the people of Hong Kong, Trump said.

“Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China,” he added.

Under the executive order, U.S. property would be blocked of any person determined to be responsible for or complicit in “actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in Hong Kong,” according to the text of the document released by the White House.

It also directs officials to “revoke license exceptions for exports to Hong Kong,” and includes revoking special treatment for Hong Kong passport holders.

China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday Beijing will impose retaliatory sanctions against U.S. individuals and entities in response to the law targeting banks, though the statement released through state media did not reference the executive order.

“Hong Kong affairs are purely China’s internal affairs and no foreign country has the right to interfere,” the ministry said.

Critics of the security law fear it will crush the wide-ranging freedoms promised to Hong Kong when it returned to Chinese rule in 1997, while supporters say it will bring stability to the city after a year of sometimes violent anti-government protests.

The security law punishes what Beijing broadly defines as subversion, secession, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison.

U.S. relations with China have already been strained over the global coronavirus pandemic, China’s military buildup in the South China Sea, its treatment of Uighur Muslims and massive trade surpluses.

Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has raised doubts about whether he can win re-election on Nov. 3 amid a surge of new infections. He has attempted to deflect blame onto China.

“Make no mistake. We hold China fully responsible for concealing the virus and unleashing it upon the world. They could have stopped it, they should have stopped it. It would have been very easy to do at the source, when it happened,” he said.

Asked if he planned to talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump said: “I have no plans to speak to him.”

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DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD?

Analysts say that completely ending Hong Kong’s special treatment could prove self-defeating for the United States.

Hong Kong was the source of the largest bilateral U.S. goods trade surplus last year, at $26.1 billion, U.S. Census Bureau data shows.

According to the State Department, 85,000 U.S. citizens lived in Hong Kong in 2018 and more than 1,300 U.S. companies operate there, including nearly every major U.S. financial firm.

The territory is a major destination for U.S. legal and accounting services.

The United States began eliminating Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law in late June, halting defense exports and restricting the territory’s access to high-technology products as China prepared to enact the security legislation.

In May, Trump responded to China’s plans for the security law by saying he was initiating a process to eliminate the special economic treatment that has allowed Hong Kong to remain a global financial center.

He stopped short then of calling for an immediate end to privileges, but said the moves would affect the full range of U.S. agreements with Hong Kong, from an extradition treaty to export controls on dual-use technologies.

A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the administration was also preparing sanctions against Chinese officials and entities involved in the Hong Kong crackdown, including further U.S. travel bans and possible Treasury sanctions.

The timing remained unclear. The White House has previously threatened such sanctions but so far has only imposed restrictions on visas for an unspecified number of unnamed Chinese officials.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security-trump/trump-ends-hong-kong-preferential-status-in-response-to-oppressive-chinese-actions-against-city-idUSKCN24F2KQ

China is barking up the wrong tree. America go finish dem. They beta give dia sef correct brain.

When two elephants enter a boxing ring to fight, it is the grass that suffers.
China and the US are simply using Honk Kong as a pawn to settle a matter that does not concern Hong Kong in the first place.

Make dem carry the war go cyber warfare.. make we see who I'll triumph over each other

Chinese hackers I'll hack down the white house and pentagon in a day or two

I think Trump should thread carefully and look at the pros and cons before making decisions.

He's too rash and emotional in his decision making and it's not healthy for his re-election ambitions.

Trouble trump

E don happen

Trump My Niqa, if only we haf a active n open presido lyk u.....instead our presido is more concerned abt d well being of his cows in daura

China is really flexing it's muscles in the face of d USA of recent...

Who do u think deserves to be d most powerful country on Earth today?

Like for d USA, share for China.

Trump is really the main man... The boss... China go cry wennnn


Chai, this a is big blow to Ronaldo..


Ronaldo must be crying bitterly now..

Trump has finished his dream.

Trump, the number 1 Messi supporter

All his actions has always favoured Messi and Barcelona.

To. Ronaldo fans

May the best man win

Hmm...

Come to think of it, how can China invent a virus that is about to wipe off millions off the earth and not get heavy sanctions?

Do you know how many families is in ruins?Or how many families wiped out??The pains and tears of watching your loved ones die slowly and painfully?

You can hate Trump, or his policies or he may not be re-elected.But let's not forget it's not Trump that's killing us and has brought devastating consequences to our normal daily lives but China.

I have customers in China who I import from and to tell tell you the truth,while we are on lockdown with hunger ravaging our communities, they were still producing and updating their WhatsApp frequently to advertise new inventions.

This people were going about their normal lives while thousands are dying like chicken, especially in Brazil.

China wicked I swear!
They must pay for the millions of lives and businesses they killed,Trump or no Trump.

I don’t just like this guy at all compare to Obama. Here is a picture that shows differences in personalities of both presidents. Your personality defines your ground in politics.
Trump, This is somebody who doesn’t mind getting ahead of other people and leaving them behind, even his own wife. This shows that Trump is an insensitive go getter and cares mainly for himself: boss mentality. I would imagine this worked well in the business world and that trait is highly valued in that kind of world, but when it comes to interpersonal interactions, it says a lot about a person’s view on other people.


Obama, This is somebody who values people, especially his loved ones. He would never leave them behind and if they’re lagging, he’ll lag with them too. This is a person who is a leader, not a boss. He will adjust his pace and actions to match the person with him. That’s a great usage of interpersonal skills.

Their counties their policies, where those guys that always support trump as if he's their president U better beg Ur lifeless president make he do d same make he dey shakara countries like Ghana, Togo, Benin ivory coast

Hmmmmmm. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. I doubt China's diplomatic officials will agree with this.

Talk and Do human being

seankafor:
Make dem carry the war go cyber warfare.. make we see who I'll triumph over each other

Chinese hackers I'll hack down the white house and pentagon in a day or two

Na lie

What's Trump business with this. He is always going beyond his boundaries

UNITED STATES 1 – 0 CHINA

I trust China to retaliate back to even the scores. Our own na to dey count scores!

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China is barking up the wrong tree. America go finish dem. They beta give dia sef correct brain.

you don't know what you are saying, 100 times china has a lot of advantage over USA, trust me the way Trump is running wars with other countries, if given second tenure, America will crush to the ground

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Who will hold America responsible for the atrocities they committed in the middle east, Libya, cuba, Vietnam etc

Donald Trump

The destabilizer of the world

Tge destroyer of the great Babylon , I mean great America

TTT



Trump The Troublemaker

Hongkong is China's, US nd UK should wakeup from their dreams, common we're in 2020 not 1957. More so, China of 1957 its different from China of today, they have everything to reclaim hongkong.

This US - China war does not seem to be coming to an end in the near future

Both countries are still dragging superiority, I wonder when my country will be going shoulder to shoulder with US and placing ban on them like that

Secondly, I wonder why China won't just back down from Hong Kong. The protest have lasted for a while, they should let them be because it is telling on their economy

That Hong Kong woman Carrie Lam is too corrupt to to cut ties with China. No be only Africa dey get bad leaders

TOPCRUISE:
What's Trump business with this. He is always going beyond his boundaries

how ? you think say America na Nigeria ?