The United States has partially restored Hong Kong's special status, which the Trump administration had revoked. China has welcomed this decision.
The US administration has reversed course, at least in part, on one of the measures taken under Donald Trump Regarding Hong Kong, Washington announced the partial restoration of the special status the territory enjoyed before the former president suspended it, citing Beijing's repression of local freedoms.
The decision was welcomed by China, which sees it as a positive step in the context of Sino-American relations. Beijing had strongly opposed the initial revocation of this status, which granted Hong Kong distinct commercial and diplomatic treatment from that applied to the rest of mainland China.
The precise details of the partial restoration, including the areas concerned and those that remain suspended, were not immediately specified.
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