The Trump administration’s willingness to strike a trade deal with mainland China is being seen by some observers as increasingly tied to how doing so may affect the president’s chances of winning the 2020 presidential election. An agreement that secures suitably strong terms for the United States could aid Trump’s re-election bid, but if that…
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【int’l】New Legislation Targets Mainland China’s Alleged Use of Hong Kong to Circumvent U.S. Laws
Legislation introduced by Sens. Ted Cruz (Republican-Texas) and Ed Markey (Democrat-Massachusetts) on 12 June would amend the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to require a report on how mainland China is ostensibly using Hong Kong to circumvent U.S. laws. According to a 13 June press release by Sen. Cruz’s office, the Hong Kong…