U.S. says Hong Kong no longer maintains high autonomy from China

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that Hong Kong can no longer be seen as maintaining a high level of autonomy from China and that the territory will not warrant special trade treatment under U.S. laws."No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground," Pompeo said in a statement, in response to China's move to enact a national security law in Hong Kong that is feared will curtail its autonomy and civil liberties.David Stilwell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs,…READ FULL ARTICLE