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May 29, 2020 China "violated its commitments" on Hong Kong, made in 1994 with Great Britain. US President Donald Trump said it today during a press conference dedicated to his relationship with China. 

"China has replaced the policy of 'one country, two systems' with that of' one country, one system," Trump said again, announcing that his administration will no longer consider Hong Kong autonomous and will "revoke any Hong Kong". preferential treatment. "The US administration will begin the process to eliminate the exemptions that give Hong Kong special treatment, because with the Beijing squeeze the former British colony is no longer autonomous." Exemptions so far guaranteed in Hong Kong include a "wide range" of agreements, from extradition, to trade to technology, Trump said. China, the US president said, is in "open violation" of its obligations under the Hong Kong autonomy treaty. In addition, Trump has announced that the US will postpone the planned trip of the State Department to the autonomous region, to reflect "on the increased danger of surveillance". 

A passage from President Trump's press conference was also devoted to the coronavirus. "Many people died and serious economic damage was caused because of how China interacted with the new coronavirus crisis," he said.

Sanctions kick off
Trump then announced "sanctions against Chinese Communist Party leaders" in Hong Kong for failing to respect the autonomy of the former British colony. The president has decided to ban "certain Chinese" from entering the United States as deemed "a risk" to the security of the country. In addition, Trump will issue a directive to secure research in American universities. His administration plans to cancel the visas of thousands of Chinese university students and researchers in the US who have direct ties to universities affiliated with the People's Liberation Army.

The agreement with Johnson
Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have agreed to cooperate closely in response to any action by China that undermines the joint statement between China and Great Britain on Hong Kong. The White House reports this after a phone call between the two leaders. "Trump and Johnson also discussed progress in trade talks between the two countries and telecommunications security."

Beijing: "Any interference is doomed to fail"
"Any attempt to use Hong Kong to interfere in China's internal affairs is doomed to failure." This was stated by the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, after an informal video conference of the Security Council. During the session, convened by Washington and London because of the controversial Hong Kong security law passed by China, the diplomat called on "the United States and the United Kingdom to stop launching unfounded accusations against China".

UN, US and GB concerns
The United States and Great Britain urged China to see "the legitimate concerns" related to the situation in Hong Kong, during an informal meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the controversial security law wanted from Beijing. "This law risks limiting the freedoms that China has pledged to respect under international law," said British Ambassador Jonathan Allen. "If implemented, it will exacerbate the deep divisions in Hong Kong society," he added. 

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