In WTO review, U.S., EU question Hong Kong’s autonomy from China

The U.S. and the European Union this week raised concerns at the World Trade Organization about whether Hong Kong’s government remained sufficiently autonomous from China, arguing that a Hong Kong that reflects only Beijing’s interests affects the work of the WTO. During Hong Kong’s trade policy review in Geneva on Wednesday and Friday, the two cited various laws and developments they feel are eroding the “One Country, Two Systems” principle Hong Kong and China are meant to operate under. Beijing...