https://www.scmp.com/rss/506766/feed Nick Turner is a Hong Kong-based registered foreign lawyer whose practice focuses on economic sanctions law. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com With the US-China relationship growing more tense, Hong Kong finds itself caught between superpowers engaged in a game of tit-for-tat escalation. Businesses in Hong Kong are particularly concerned about pending US sanctions and whether they will threaten Hong Kong’s status as a global financial hub. The current state of play is as follows: on July 14, US President Donald Trump signed into law the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, which authorises targeted sanctions on officials and other “foreign persons”... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3095337/all-bluster-donald-trumps-hong-kong-sanctions-may-not-amount-much?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3095337/all-bluster-donald-trumps-hong-kong-sanctions-may-not-amount-much?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:30:13 +0000