Trump says U.S. will quit World Health Organization, begin to revoke special treatment for Hong Kong as China brawl ramps up

Posted on AllSides May 29th, 2020
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President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. is quitting the World Health Organization and is beginning to revoke Hong Kong’s special status, in an escalation of tension with China.

Speaking in the White House Rose Garden, Trump also said the U.S. would move to sanction Chinese officials over what he called the “smothering” of Hong Kong, but the president steered clear of any discussion of reneging on a trade deal between the two countries, or wider sanctions.

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