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U.S. Threats to Overhaul Hong Kong Policy Intensify China Confrontation

May 29, 2020 | 22:34 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about U.S. relations with China at the White House on May 29, 2020.
(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Highlights
- The U.S. president detailed policy changes including a number of immediate measures with regard to China and a more ambiguous list of policy options under consideration regarding Hong Kong.
- If Washington exercises policy options such as shifting Hong Kong's tariff status under U.S. law, Beijing will likely retaliate with options jeopardizing the current trade war truce.
- Regardless of what the White House decides on Hong Kong, bilateral tensions are set to mount in the coming months.
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