U.S.-China tensions over coronavirus have been rising for weeks. The spat took a more serious turn after China adopted a law threatening Hong Kong.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday his administration would withdraw from the World Health Organization and move to revoke Hong Kong's special trading status, though he did not give a timeline or specify exactly what privileges would be withdrawn from that territory.
Trump made the announcements during a Rose Garden event in which he leveled a long list of complaints against China – from engaging in unfair trade practices to hiding the scope and severity of the deadly coronavirus. The already frayed U.S.-China relationship took a more serious turn this week after China adopted a new security law that threatens Hong Kong's autonomy, leading the Trump administration to declare it no longer considers the city to be autonomous from mainland China.
Superpower struggle:China approves sweeping national security legislation for Hong Kong, jeopardizing the city's autonomy and angering Washington Trump announced his decision to revoke Hong Kong's trade status even as Washington and Beijing are in the middle of trying to implement 'phase one' a trade deal reached earlier this year.
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