August 5, 2021 – Today President Biden issued a memorandum directing the Department of Homeland Security to take appropriate measures to defer for 18 months the removal for Hong Kong residents presently in the United States.

Ned Price, Department Spokesperson, August 5, 2021

January 11, 2021 – In May 2020, the Trump Administration foresaw and declared the death of Hong Kong’s free and open society at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Media Note – Office of the Spokesperson, January 9, 2021

Media Note – Office of the Spokesperson, November 18, 2020

November 11, 2020 – Beijing’s recent actions disqualifying pro-democracy legislators from Hong Kong’s Legislative Council leave no doubt that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has flagrantly violated its international commitments under the Sino-British Joint Declaration and its promises to the people of Hong Kong, including those under the Basic Law.

Ambassador Keshap Discusses the Indo-Pacific Strategy and U.S. Priorities for the East Asia Summit at the CSIS Asian Architecture Conference 2020 (November 10, 2020)

Remarks – David R. Stilwell, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Asia Society; Virtual; October 30, 2020

Press Statement – Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson, October 3, 2020

Testimony – David R. Stilwell, Assistant Secretary,Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; the House Foreign Affairs Committee: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation; Washington, DC; September 18, 2019

Testimony – David R. Stilwell, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC; September 17, 2020

Press Statement – Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State, September 2, 2020

Press Statement – Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson, August 19, 2020

August 10, 2020 – We are deeply troubled by the arrest of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong businessman, publisher, and prominent pro-democracy advocate.

Media Note – Office of the Spokesperson, August 9, 2020

August 7, 2020 – WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on 11 individuals for undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly of the citizens of Hong Kong.

White House Press Briefing, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, July 31, 2020

Media Note – Office of the Spokesperson, June 17, 2020

June 4, 2020 – The American people reflect on the courage and optimism of the hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens who gathered peacefully 31 years ago in Beijing and throughout China to protest widespread official corruption and demand a greater say in the governance of their country.

Media Note – Office of the Spokesperson, May 28, 2020

Briefing With Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David R. Stilwell on PRC National People’s Congress Proposal on Hong Kong National Security Legislation, May 27, 2020

Readout – Office of the Spokesperson, May 27, 2020

On April 22, President Trump signed a proclamation suspending entry into the United States of certain immigrants who present risk to the U.S. labor market during the economic recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak.  The proclamation is effective at 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 23 and expires in 60 days, unless continued by the President.

Fact Sheet – Office of the Spokesperson, March 31, 2020

Fact Sheet – Office of the Spokesperson, March 27, 2020

On March 14, President Trump signed a proclamation that restricts travel to the United States from foreign nationals who have recently been in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This does not apply to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents.

Hong Kong is a special administrative region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of the SAR specify that the SAR enjoys a high degree of autonomy under the “one country, two systems” framework, except in matters of defense and foreign affairs. Throughout the year, …

Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and has a high degree of autonomy, except in defense and foreign affairs, according to the Basic Law. In 2017 residents elected 14 representatives to the SAR’s legislative assembly. In accordance with the law, limited franchise functional constituencies elected 12 representatives, …

Updated Presidential Proclamation, February 29, 2020

Entry of aliens who were present in China, excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, within 14 days prior to their arrival at the port of entry in the United States is suspended, per Presidential Proclamation. If you reside in China, have traveled to China recently, or intend to travel to China …

U.S. Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons John Cotton Richmond visited Hong Kong from November 13-17 to meet with diverse stakeholders in the Special Administrative Region’s fight against human trafficking.

Press Statement – Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson, November 11, 2019

Report – Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, November 7, 2019

Report – Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, November 3, 2019

Testimony – David R. Stilwell, Assistant Secretary; Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Washington, DC; September 18, 2019

Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson; Press Room; Washington D.C.; August 8, 2019

Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson, June 10, 2019

Readout – Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC; May 16, 2019

Press Statement – Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson; Washington, DC; April 25, 2019

May 19, 2018 – At the direction of President Donald J. Trump and President Xi Jinping, on May 17 and 18, 2018, the United States and China engaged in constructive consultations regarding trade in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC – As part of the U.S. response to China’s unfair trade practices related to the forced transfer of U.S. technology and intellectual property, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today published a proposed list of products imported from China that could be subject to additional tariffs.

Following a Memorandum from President Trump, on August 18, 2017, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into the government of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation.

February 23, 2018 – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced the largest North Korea-related sanctions tranche to date, aimed at disrupting North Korean shipping and trading companies and vessels to further isolate the regime and advance the U.S. maximum pressure campaign.

On November 1, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 422 “Urging adherence to the ‘one country, two systems’ policy as prescribed in the Joint Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong and the …