Beijing Confirms Washington Will Let Hong Kong Emergency Order Lapse
Executive Order 13936, which stripped Hong Kong's separate US trade status after Beijing's 2020 national security law, expired July 14 without renewal.
- Executive Order 13936 revoked Hong Kong's separate US trade and export status in July 2020.
- Washington renewed the underlying national emergency yearly from 2021 through 2025, then stopped in 2026.
- MOFCOM said the lapse fulfills a commitment from Madrid economic and trade consultations with Washington.
Why it matters: Trade concessions ended a sanction that human rights concerns had sustained for five years.
China Ministry of Commerce spokesperson statement (mofcom.gov.cn) ↗ · Jul 17, 20267/17/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check