US lets Hong Kong emergency declaration lapse, lifting some sanctions as Trump order stays

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The United States said Saturday it did not renew a national emergency declaration over Hong Kong, leading to the lifting of partial sanctions, but it said an executive order that revoked Hong Kong’s special trading status remains in place. China said the U.S. recently confirmed to China that the President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization would end, the ministry said in a statement responding to media questions. That announcement had appeared to be a sign that the city’s preferential privileges might be restored. But a statement from a State Department spokesperson sent to the AP said that U.S. President…

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