The constant drumbeat of measures against China is consistent with a central element of Mr. Trump`s campaign strategy. Political strategists are trying to portray the president as tough on the country to divert attention from the national conversation from his failures to deal with the pandemic and the economy. U.S. suspends and resilients 3 bilateral agreements with Hong Kong The U.S. said in Hong Kong that it has suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with the semi-autonomous city on the imposition of China`s national security law. U.S. authorities also closed the Chinese consulate in Houston, citing industrial spying efforts by diplomats to steal scientific research. Some students associated with Chinese military institutions have been banned from traveling to the United States. The Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong on extradition and tax exemptions. As part of the ongoing implementation measures, we informed the Hong Kong authorities on 19 August of the suspension or termination of three bilateral agreements.
These agreements concerned the surrender of fugitive offenders, the transfer of convicted persons and reciprocal tax exemptions for income from international maritime operations. If you would like to write a letter to the editor, please forward it to letters@globeandmail.com. Readers can also interact with The Globe on Facebook and Twitter. President Donald Trump had previously noted that Hong Kong was no longer eligible for the continued preferential treatment it enjoyed from the United States. The three agreements concern the surrender of refugees, transfer and convicted prisoners, as well as reciprocal tax exemptions for income from international maritime transport. Welcome to The Globe and Mail`s community of commentators. This is a space where subscribers can interact with each other and with Globe employees. The day before, Mr.
Trump had signed two executive orders prohibiting U.S. residents and businesses from transacting with Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat within 45 days. The orders cited national security concerns and said the services did not keep users` data private. Mr Trump has since given ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, until November to divest itself of its US assets and all the data TikTok had collected in the US. Welcome to The Globe and Mail`s community of commentators. This is a space where subscribers can interact with each other and with Globe employees. Non-subscribers can read and sort comments, but under no circumstances can interact with them. Click here to register.
Last month, President Donald Trump also ended Hong Kong`s preferential trade and diplomatic status with the United States. It is one of three bilateral treaties suspended on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear which of the agreements had been suspended and which had been formally terminated, although other Western countries that have taken similar steps have suspended their extradition treaties with Hong Kong. The three agreements concern the transfer of refugees and convicted prisoners. They also apply to reciprocal tax exemptions on international shipping income, the ministry said. Last month, President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, which allows the United States to impose sanctions on Chinese officials who violate the rights of hong Kong`s people, as well as on banks dealing with those officials. “The Chinese Communist Party has decided to destroy the freedoms and autonomy of the people of Hong Kong,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Twitter. “Because of the CCP`s actions, we are terminating or suspending three of our bilateral agreements with the territory.” The Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong related to extraditions and tax exemptions, the latest in a series of measures escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Mr. Trump was previously reluctant to take a tough stance against China during his tenure. In addition to unleashing a trade war with the country in 2018, he has repeatedly praised Chinese leader Xi Jinping and even asked Xi to help him in his re-election efforts. The United States has ended its extradition deal with Hong Kong, the latest move to put pressure on Beijing after imposing a controversial national security law on the former British territory. Insight Weekly: Credit growth for U.S. banks; Record share buybacks; Outlook for mergers and acquisitions in utilities This decision was expected because the United States has imposed a series of punitive measures under the new law. . Trump ends preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong “It`s actually a remarkable series of developments,” said Dali L.
Yang, a political scientist at the University of Chicago. “What we`re seeing here is really a tug-of-war in terms of mutual actions against each other.” We strive to have all comments reviewed in a timely manner. The Foreign Ministry cited Beijing`s violation of its promise that Hong Kong would retain broad autonomy for 50 years after returning to Chinese rule in 1997. “These measures underscore our deep concern over Beijing`s decision to implement the National Security Law, which has destroyed the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. Also on Wednesday, Trump praised Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, who was detained under the law last week. Wednesday`s measures are the latest in a series of measures taken by the government against China as tensions between the two countries over trade, technology, Taiwan, Tibet, the South China Sea and the coronavirus pandemic rise. The impact of tensions has been felt in the closures of diplomatic missions and visa restrictions for students and journalists. Our goal is to create a safe and valuable space for discussion and debate. It`s:. . These actions are part of the Trump administration`s broader efforts to punish China for its attempts to suppress political dissent in Hong Kong. “The Chinese Communist Party has decided to destroy the freedoms and autonomy of the people of Hong Kong,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted.
Hong Kong`s skyline can be seen in an archive photo from May 28, 2020. In recent months, the Trump administration has taken a series of financial, diplomatic and technological measures against China that experts say are causing relations between the two countries to reach new lows. Other countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany and Australia have also suspended extradition agreements in recent weeks. Beijing had promised Hong Kong a “one-country-two-system agreement” for 50 years after the handover in 1997, giving the city its own customs territory and legal system. They were underpinned by Western-style civil liberties, such as the right to public dissent, which are rarely allowed in mainland China and are now severely restricted in Hong Kong. They cover “the surrender of fugitive offenders, the transfer of convicted persons, and reciprocal tax exemptions on income from the international operation of ships,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. The Trump administration has also imposed visa restrictions on Chinese journalists in the United States, expelling dozens of them. In return, Beijing has taken harsh action against American journalists, including expelling employees of the New York Times, wall street journal and Washington Post.
She said Hong Kong authorities were informed on Wednesday of the decisions, which were the result of “drastic measures taken by the Chinese Communist Party to erode the high degree of autonomy that Beijing itself has promised Hong Kong.” The Hong Kong government later responded that it “firmly opposes and regrets the US action,” which “is widely seen as a measure to create problems in China-US relations and use Hong Kong as a pawn.” But some Chinese experts say the two countries are on their way to a long-term confrontation that could continue even if Democratic presidential candidate Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. wins the election in November. . In words that will anger China, he called the 71-year-old Lai — a leading pro-democracy voice and a supporter of the protests that erupted in Hong Kong last year — “a brave man.” In early August, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other senior officials in Hong Kong and mainland China for their role in fighting political disagreements. The move comes after President Trump signed an executive order last month ending the special status granted by the United States to Hong Kong in diplomatic and trade relations. The law, which prohibits criticism of the Chinese government, is the most profound change in Hong Kong`s political landscape since then. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by the editors of the Globe and give you a brief summary of the most important headlines of the day. Register today. Banking Essentials Newsletter 2021: December issue “Some of the actions can be hard to cancel,” Yang said. “We see two behemoths becoming more and more hostile to each other.” Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong rebel tycoon and pro-democracy voice “President Trump has made it clear that the United States will therefore treat Hong Kong as `a country, a system` and take action against individuals who have destroyed the freedoms of the hong Kong people,” Ortagus said in the statement.
Audio for this item is currently not available. The Foreign Office said it had taken the steps as part of the government`s response to China`s introduction of strict national security laws in the former British territory. The government has tried to punish China for its attempts to suppress political dissent in the former British territory. .