US revokes Hong Kong's special status on trade

From last week:

On Friday, President Donald Trump instructed his administration to “revoke Hong Kong’s preferential treatment as a separate customs and travel territory from the rest of China.” The decree came days after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported that Hong Kong could no longer be said to have “a high degree of autonomy” from Beijing because of the Chinese Communist Party’s move to implement a national security law on Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s special economic privileges were set out in the U.S.'s Hong Kong Policy Act 1992—a bill designed to ensure the economy of the former British colony continued as normal after its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.

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This is a stab in the back to HK and any ideas it has about freedom.

The World Trade Organization also continues to recognize Hong Kong as a separate entity from mainland China so, although the U.S. is revoking its own recognition of Hong Kong's autonomy, other countries will continue to trade with the city under WTO rules.

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Chyna is taking it over.

Looks like Hong Kong has been compromised and taken over entirely, which would be a reason for this. Keeping Hong Kong's privileges would now benefit China, and allow them to bypass some of the restrictions that are being put in place to punish China.

So in other words that 180D° chess master just sold us out to China

Okay from the US POV, this makes sense:

While it was just a formality at this point, after the US revealed several weeks ago that it would strip Hong Kong of its special trade now that China's is set to impose its new security law as soon as tomorrow, moments ago US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, issued a statement advising China that Hong Kong’s special status is officially revoked.

"With the Chinese Communist Party’s imposition of new security measures on Hong Kong, the risk that sensitive U.S. technology will be diverted to the People’s Liberation Army or Ministry of State Security has increased, all while undermining the territory’s autonomy. Those are risks the U.S. refuses to accept and have resulted in the revocation of Hong Kong’s special status."

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Sadly, this is shutting the lid on Hong Kong's aspirations for freedom and autonomy.

Quite the opposite but still spells doom for HK.

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So funny that pink polo shirt guy is a flaming lib!

Next that PUPPET is going to hand over Taiwan to China and then Saipan you fucking amateur genius

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The opposite, Chyna is taking it over.

Get it through your pea brain that if their special status continues China will get the benefit.

Taiwan has already offered some Hong Kong citizens refugee status.

The west expect them to leave if they want freedom because nobody wants to fight a war over 1 city in the far east.

Hong Kong or Taiwan are *NOT the US' to "hand over". In the case of HK, you can thank the British for that.

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You are proof stupidity is contagious

Next that PUPPET is going to hand over Taiwan to China and then Saipan you fucking amateur genius

This is not a fucking win you retards

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It's not our land to hand over you imbecile.

Why should Americans die fighting over foreign land?

Saipan is an American territory you fucking idiot, always claiming to know so much that isn’t so

Saipan is over 1700 miles away from Taiwan.

Trump just abandoned Hong Kong and you idiots are cheering it on!

Saipan is over 1700 miles away from Taiwan.
Saipan is over 2100 miles away from Hong Kong.

Taiwan and Hong Kong are not US territory.

Yeah so is every other island in the Pacific you dumbass but please keep changing the subject about how Trump just abandoned Hong Kong which is exactly what Clinton would’ve done if she had won!

Yeah so is every other island in the Pacific you dumbass but please keep changing the subject about how Trump just abandoned Hong Kong which is exactly what Clinton would’ve done if she had won!

You just say random shit you dumbass shill.

I think I speak for everyone when I say fuck off loser.

These amateur geniuses are clueless

This is exactly what Clinton would’ve done to appease Communist China!

Playing into the enemy’s hands again!

OP is out of touch and stupid. Anybody that thinks Trump should not have done this is also stupid and out of touch.

Hong Kong is sucking huge commie dick. They attacked the anti-commies. Fuck communism!

Last Edited by Bill the Butcher on 06/29/2020 06:25 PM

Quit you're trolling or I'll bane yo ass.

Nobody is cheering about this. It's very sad for HK but it's now a security threat to trade in sensitive tech. The US sure isn't going to go to war to free HK and cannot stop what the British put in motion.

You fake conservatives always claiming to know so much that isn’t so while acting exactly like the enemy while treating us like the enemy for exposing your bullshit just like how this is exactly what Clinton would’ve done to appease Communist China!

Honk Kong was lost, which is probably one of the reasons they launched Covid-19, and the Trump Administration is making a tactical decision, so that China will fail to reap some of their anticipated rewards from their move.