Trump Ends Preferential Economic Treatment for Hong Kong

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law there.

Hong Kong would be treated “the same as mainland China”, Trump said. He also signed a law to impose sanctions on officials who cracked down on rights.

“No special privileges, no special economic treatment and no export of sensitive technologies,” Trump said.

China’s foreign ministry condemned the latest US moves, saying they were a “gross interference” in its domestic affairs.