The reactions to President Trump’s decision fell along familiar political fault lines in a city wracked by nearly a year of protests.
Hong Kong condemns Trump’s move to revoke privileges
The Hong Kong government has condemned Donald Trump’s threat to revoke the territory’s special trade privileges after Beijing moved to impose anti-subversion laws on the Asian financial hub. The US …
China’s ‘nervous’ Xi risks new Cold War, last Hong Kong governor says
Chinese President Xi Jinping is so nervous about the position of the Communist Party that he is risking a new Cold War and imperiling Hong Kong’s position as Asia’s preeminent financial hub, the last …
China says U.S. action on Hong Kong ‘doomed to fail’
The mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party said U.S. moves to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong “grossly interfere” in China’s internal affairs and are “doomed to fail.” …
Trump strikes China over virus, Hong Kong and student visas
President Donald Trump has announced that he would withdraw funding from the World Health Organization, end Hong Kong’s special trade status and suspend visas of Chinese graduate students suspected of …
U.S. firms in Hong Kong awake to ‘sad day’ as Trump vows to curb economic ties
The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong said on Saturday it was “a sad day” for the global financial centre, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump moved toward stripping the city of its …
China says US action on Hong Kong ‘doomed to fail’
The mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party said U.S. moves to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong “grossly interfere” in China’s internal affairs and are “doomed …
In broadside against China, Trump moves toward erasing Hong Kong privileges
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was ordering his administration to begin the process of eliminating special treatment for Hong Kong to punish China for its plans to impose new security …
Minneapolis, Hong Kong, Lady Gaga: Your Friday Evening Briefing
Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. The former Minneapolis police officer who pinned George Floyd has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The arrest of Derek Chauvin, …
As he seeks to punish China, Trump faces criticism at home over his own attacks on democratic values
Trump’s suggestion that law enforcement authorities would be justified in shooting protesters in Minneapolis seemed antithetical to his condemnation of Bejiing’s crackdown in Hong Kong.