Hong kong : the tension continues to mount between Beijing and Washington

Since the adoption of its new law, Beijing is faced with a series of measures taken by the United States, as the end of the regime special economic of hong Kong.

The tension continues to mount between the United States and China. On a background of a trade war between the two giants, Washington puts also pressure on Beijing over its policy in hong Kong, especially since the adoption of a law on the national security deemed to be liberticidal.

Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would put an end to the economic regime of preferential granted by the United States to hong Kong and that he had also signed a law providing for sanctions against the repression in the chinese territory. "Today, I signed a law and a decree to be accountable to China because of its suppression of the population of hong Kong," said the u.s. president during a press conference rambling during which he also attacked on several occasions due to her democratic opponent Joe Biden.

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The act on the Autonomy of hong Kong, approved unanimously by the Congress, "give to my administration of powerful new tools to make accountable the individuals and entities involved in repression of freedoms in hong Kong", pointed out Donald Trump. "I've also signed a decree putting an end to the preferential treatment for hong Kong", he added. "Hong kong will be treated as China : no special privilege, not processing special economic and not of exports of sensitive technologies", he said. A decision that could do harm to China and to hong Kong, if it were to lose its status as a financial centre in particular.

China's threat of retaliation

The billionaire republican has been estimated that the control exerted by Beijing on hong Kong marked the end of the economic power of the territory. "We have lost a very serious competitor", he added. He also predicted a haemorrhage of brain drain in hong Kong. "Their freedom has been removed, ( ... ), a lot of people are going to leave."

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China responded Wednesday by threatening the United States retaliation after the promulgation by the american president Donald Trump of sanctions against the treatment by Beijing in the territory of the chinese autonomous hong Kong.

"in Order to safeguard his legitimate interests, China will bring the necessary response and will impose sanctions on individuals and us entities involved", said the chinese ministry of foreign Affairs in a statement, without specifying the nature.

The New York Times left hong Kong for Seoul

For its part, the New York Times announced its decision to relocate from hong Kong to Seoul its digital service after the entry into force of the draconian law on national security. It is the first relocation major international media since the promulgation at the end of June of this legislation that increases the authority of China in hong Kong.

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In an email sent to staff, the leadership of the New York Times explained that this law "has resulted in many uncertainties concerning the consequences of the new rules on our journalistic activity and our mode of operation". "We believe that it is more prudent to have a back up plan, and begin to move our editorial team in the region", adds the executive.

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The New York Times has, for decades, its regional headquarters to hong Kong from where he covered news in Asia and, more recently, assistance in the preparation of the digital content on a continuous basis, journal, in collaboration with the offices of the London and New York. In an article dedicated to this relocation, the Times said that the employees working for its digital service, or a third of its workforce in hong Kong, will move next year.

Date Of Update: 15 July 2020, 14:58