Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told U.S. lawmakers that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from mainland China, threatening its special trade status as encoded in U.S. law.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told U.S. lawmakers that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from mainland China, threatening the city's special trade status as encoded in U.S. law.
This limited self-rule allowed Washington to maintain a special status for U.S. companies doing business with entities in Hong Kong not enjoyed by those in mainland China. As critics assert that Beijing has steadily expanded its influence over the city in recent years, the revocation of this special status could have serious implications for Hong Kong's status as a major center for international finance.
Police stand guard on a road to deter pro-democracy protesters from blocking roads in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong on May 27, as the city's legislature debates over a law that bans insulting China's national anthem among other actions perceived at distancing the city from the mainland.Chinese officials have rejected separatist tendencies in Hong Kong as well as external support for greater independence there.
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