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Exclusive | US ambassador to China David Perdue to visit Hong Kong at the end of January, sources say

Envoy is expected to address a business conference and will spend several days in the city, according to people familiar with the matter

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David Perdue is said to be visiting Hong Kong to speak at a Goldman Sachs conference on January 27. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
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America’s ambassador to China, David Perdue, will visit Hong Kong at the end of January to speak at a business conference, according to sources.

Perdue will address the Goldman Sachs Global Macro Conference Asia-Pacific 2026 on January 27, several people familiar with the matter told the South China Morning Post.

They said the envoy was expected to spend “several days” in the city.

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The US consulate in Hong Kong, the Commissioner’s Office of the Chinese foreign ministry in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong government all declined to comment on the matter.

It will be Perdue’s first visit to Hong Kong since he became the US ambassador to China on May 15. That was days after Beijing and Washington reached an agreement in Geneva to de-escalate a trade war that had rattled the world’s financial markets.
David Perdue took up the post as US ambassador in Beijing on May 15. Photo: X/@USAmbChina
David Perdue took up the post as US ambassador in Beijing on May 15. Photo: X/@USAmbChina

“I am so glad that ambassador Perdue is coming to Hong Kong and look forward to his speech at the conference for good insights on the direction of Sino-US relations ahead of President Trump’s China visit,” said one source familiar with the arrangements, who declined to be named due to sensitivity of the matter.

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