BREAKING: Donald Trump axes US ties with Hong Kong over Chinese government 'smothering'
Donald Trump has cut the United States’ diplomatic ties with Hong Kong after accusing China of smothering the once autonomous territory’s freedomshas dramatically cut all diplomatic ties between the United States and Hong Kong over what he called China’s ‘smothering’ of the region’s autonomy.
Trump accused China’s communist government of stepping up surveillance on the people of Hong Kong, and said the party’s behavior meant Hong Kong could no longer enjoy the special treatment it receives from the US. The region’s current autonomy has helped it become one of the world’s financial powerhouses, with President Trump speaking amid fears China’s attempts at tightening its grip on Hong Kong could tank its economy.
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