Donald Trump said he would end Hong Kong’s special status and launched another verbal broadside against Beijing. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump said he would end Hong Kong’s special status and launched another verbal broadside against Beijing. Photo: Reuters

US-China tensions expected to escalate further after Donald Trump promises action over Hong Kong

  • Relations between the two sides are likely to carry on worsening after the US President said he would end the city’s preferential status after Beijing ‘smothered its freedom’
  • Observers predict spiral of retaliation will continue and question whether trade negotiations will be able to carry on

Donald Trump said he would end Hong Kong’s special status and launched another verbal broadside against Beijing. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump said he would end Hong Kong’s special status and launched another verbal broadside against Beijing. Photo: Reuters
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