The U.S. will halt exports of defense equipment to Hong Kong and take steps to impose new restrictions on shipments of dual-use technologies, Mike Pompeo announced today
The United States will halt exports of U.S.-origin defense equipment to Hong Kong and take steps to impose new restrictions on shipments of dual-use technologies because of actions Beijing has taken that erode the former British colony's limited self-rule, top Trump administration officials said Monday.
The U.S. government approved the export of $2.4 million worth of controlled defense articles and services to Hong Kong in 2019, a State Department official said. About $1.4 million of that was actually shipped.shows the United States exported more than $75 million worth of military equipment to Hong Kong last year. That include $64 million worth of engines and turbines for military equipment, $7.8 million of military parts and $3.
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