Trump Executive Order China Hong Kong
Trump signs executive order ending preferential treatment for hong kong u s.
Trump executive order china hong kong. Trump president of the united states of america determine pursuant to section 202 of the united states hong kong policy act of 1992 that the special administrative region of hong. In his executive order trump went on to say that the decision by beijing to impose the new law among other things fundamentally undermine hong kong s autonomy constitutes an unusual and. Trump also announced in a press conference in the white house rose garden that he signed an executive order declaring the united states would treat hong kong the same as mainland china.
Today i signed legislation and an executive order to hold china accountable for its aggressive actions against the people of hong kong trump said. With trump s executive order exports from hong kong will be subject to the same tariffs the white house has imposed on goods from mainland china marking a blow for leaders in beijing as. President donald trump speaks during a news conference in the rose garden at the white house in washington us on jul.
Ending hong kong s special status while counter intuitive will increase pressure on china by striking a major blow to its economy. Hong kong will now be treated the same. Trump announced on tuesday that he has signed an executive order ending hong kong s special trade status because it is no longer autonomous from china.
The fulbright exchange program for china and hong kong will be terminated under the executive order signed by us president donald trump overnight.