Mr Trump attacked China over its treatment of the former British colony, saying it was 'diminishing the city's long-standing and proud status'.
"I am directing my administration to begin the process of eliminating policy that gives Hong Kong different and special treatment," Mr Trump said."This will affect the full range of agreements, from our extradition treaty to our export controls on dual-use technologies and more, with few exceptions," he said.
"For years, the government of China has conducted elicit espionage to steal our industrial secrets, of which there are many," Mr Trump said.Mr Pompeo earlier said that the measure was not aimed at all Chinese students but rather the students with links to the communist state. Beijing earlier retaliated by expelling US journalists after the United States took its own measure to curb Chinese staff in the country from its state-run media.
China denounced the move as interference, saying that the Hong Kong law did not fall under the mandate of the Council to maintain international security and peace.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trump revoking Hong Kong's special trading statusPresident Donald Trump says the US is taking action to revoke Hong Kong's special trading status, saying China is in 'plain violation' of treaty obligations regarding the territory's autonomy. 9News
Read more »
'When the looting starts, the shooting starts': Donald Trump issues threat to Minneapolis protestersUS President Donald Trump has warned Minneapolis protesters angered at the police killing of a handcuffed black man that 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts'.
Read more »
Donald Trump signs order targeting social media giants after fact-check spat with TwitterDonald Trump is on the warpath against Twitter after the platform labelled two of his tweets, on the increasingly contentious topic of mail-in voting, with fact-check notices.
Read more »
Mark Zuckerberg clashes with Twitter over decision to fact-check Donald TrumpThe founders of Facebook and Twitter have clashed following Twitter's decision to mark some of US President Donald Trump's tweets as 'potentially misleading'.
Read more »
Allies blast Donald Trump's murder conspiracy theoryProminent Republicans and usually supportive media outlets have criticised Trump for spreading unfounded conspiracy theories about the death of a Florida woman.
Read more »
Trump to sign executive order on social media on Thursday: White HouseBREAKING: US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on social media companies on Thursday, White House officials said after Trump threatened to shut down Twitter Inc, which he accused of stifling conservative voices.
Read more »