Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would put an end to the economic regime of preferential granted by the United States to Hong Kong and that he had also signed a law providing for sanctions against the repression in the chinese territory.

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These measures respond to the imposition by China of a draconian law on national security. "Today, I signed a law and an order in council to be accountable to China because of its repression of the people of Hong Kong," said the u.s. president during a press conference rambling during which he also attacked on several occasions due to her democratic opponent Joe Biden.