Hong Kong welcomes US move to let national emergency declaration expire

AI Summary

Hong Kong's government has welcomed the expiration of a US national emergency declaration that had justified restrictions after Beijing imposed the national security law in 2020. The move marks a potential shift in US policy by allowing the declaration to lapse under former President Trump.

The Hong Kong government on Friday welcomed the Trump administration’s decision to allow a national emergency declaration concerning the city to expire, a potentially significant reversal of US policy imposed after Beijing enacted the national security law in 2020. The declaration, which underpinned Washington’s decision to end Hong Kong’s preferential treatment in areas including trade and export controls, expired this week after US President Donald Trump did not renew it for another year. The...