U.S. Has No Basis to Give Hong Kong Special Treatment, Pompeo Says
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U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said Sunday that the United States now has no basis to treat Hong Kong more favorably than mainland China, as Beijing moved to pass a bill to curb the region’s freedom.
The comment highlighted the growing tension between the world’s two largest economies amid the coronavirus pandemic and a new flare-up in pro-democracy protests on the island territory.