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US ends Hong Kong emergency declaration but maintains trade restrictions

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The United States has allowed a national emergency declaration concerning Hong Kong to expire, a move welcomed by the Hong Kong government. However, the US State Department clarified that the executive order revoking Hong Kong's preferential trade and export control status remains in effect. This means the city will not automatically regain its special treatment, as Washington still considers it insufficiently autonomous compared to mainland China. AI

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US ends Hong Kong emergency declaration but maintains trade restrictions

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Teresa Elena Frontado ·

    Hong Kong welcomes US move to let national emergency declaration expire

    The Hong Kong government on Friday welcomed the Trump administration’s decision to allow a national emergency declaration concerning the city to expire, a potentially significant reversal of US policy imposed after Beijing enacted the national security law in 2020. The declaratio…

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