What To Know About Hong Kong's Special Status And What Happens If The U.S. Removes It
by John Ruwitch
May 28, 2020
3 minutes
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared this week that Hong Kong is no longer sufficiently autonomous from China "to warrant treatment under United States laws in the same manner as U.S. laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 1997." The decision followed Beijing's announcement that it would draft sweeping national security legislation for the former British colony, sidestepping the city's own legislature to outlaw secession, subversion and terrorism.
Here are some key points about what the latest moves by Beijing and Washington may mean for the city.
What is Hong Kong's special status?
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