Re:Pompeo tells Congress Hong Kong is no longer autonomous f...
by fleeing_hk on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @03:16PM
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Correct, the US (and by extension its allies) considered Hong Kong separately from the rest of China in areas like export controls and trade tariffs.[1]
China took full advantage of this, and the US is probably betting that revoking this special status hurts China more than it hurts the US.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Hong_Kon...
Re:Pompeo tells Congress Hong Kong is no longer autonomous f...
by CodeWriter23 on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @06:15PM
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> I don't understand, doesn't this play into China's hand?
No, continuing Hong Kong’s preferential status whilst the Party siphons off information, tech, interest, etc. is.
> China is trying to undermine it's automony, now US is staying they are the same?
Pompeo’s assertion is an indication China is no longer “trying”, but has succeeded.
> Isn't this giving China what it wants?
The “what” you refer to has already been taken by China. US acceptance of that reality serves the US by signaling it is time to contain losses.
Re:Pompeo tells Congress Hong Kong is no longer autonomous f...
by AzzieElbab on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @05:37PM
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He said "we stand with people of Hongkong" whatever that means
EDIT Saw this in a Reddit thread by /u/CleverNameTheSecond
HK was one of the few ways China can evade US sanctions as HK is considered an autonomous entity for trading purposes. If HK is considered not autonomous the US can levy the same sanctions as they do on mainland China. They probably don't want this in the grand scheme of things.