CNBC: Trump signed law slapping sanctions on China for interference in Hong Kong
* President Donald Trump said he signed legislation to impose sanctions on China in response to its interference with Hong Kong’s autonomy.
* Trump also said that he signed an executive order ending the preferential treatment that Hong Kong has long enjoyed.
* The Trump administration has previously blamed China for the unfolding health crisis caused by the coronavirus, and it has criticized Beijing for its illegal territorial claims in the South China Sea.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he signed legislation to impose sanctions on China in response to its interference with Hong Kong’s autonomy.
Trump also said that he signed an executive order ending the preferential treatment that Hong Kong has long enjoyed.
“Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China,” Trump said during a lengthy speech in the White House Rose Garden that quickly drifted away from that legislation to touch on a variety of campaign issues.
“No special privileges, no special economic treatment and no export of sensitive technologies. In addition to that, as you know, we are placing massive tariffs and have placed very large tariffs on China.”
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WNU Editor: It will take time, but this will hurt Hong Kong.
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