Country. And the mission not possible the weather holds the 1st launch of u. S. Astronauts by a private company. Welcome to the program the u. S. Says hong kongs autonomy is gone the declaration by the secretary of state mike pompei effectively ends the territories longstanding special status with the United States and risks its position as a major financial and trade hub told congress that china was trying to model hong kong after itself by imposing a new security law he said Hong Kong Special trade and economic treatment by the us should end well as protests continue in Hong Kong China has rejected a request for an emergency meeting of the Un Security Council its un ambassador called the u. S. The trouble my. Of the world the Hong Kong Security bill is set to be voted on through on thursday and its also the final day of the National Peoples congress in the Chinese Capital or katrina you joins me now live from beijing so were expecting this final day of chinas executive really to rubb
The weather holds the 1st launch of u. S. Astronauts by a private company. Back into the program hong kongs long standing special status with the United States is that to come to an end the u. S. Secretary of state might pompei as told congress the territory no longer has a high degree of autonomy from china and shouldnt get special treatment including business advantages pay or has accused china of trying to model hong kong after itself as it prepares to impose a new security law well more than 1300 u. S. Companies have Business Operations in whole goal including nearly every major Financial Firm in 2018 u. S. Foreign investment in hong kong was worth 82500000000. 00 and that number was rising with business activity. Heavily regulated in China Chinese Companies also set up in hong kong to attract Foreign Investment but china is less reliant on whole called trade exports through hong kong have dropped from 45 percent in 1902 to just 12 percent last year. Robert scott is a Senior Intern
A quarter of the workforce not a lot of jobs in the u. S. Protests have rocked the u. S. City of minneapolis for the 2nd straight night after the death of a black man and Police Custody multiple fires have been reported in several businesses have been looted that have also been large crowds in the streets of los angeles demanding justice for george floyd Victoria Gate and he has the latest. Angle turn to violence in minneapolis on wednesday night what started out as a protest against the death of an unarmed black man in Police Custody culminated in firefighters battling to contain multiple blazes across the city shops were looted as thieves took advantage of the chaos. The violence and deliberate damage to property by some has to some extent shifted attention away from Peaceful Protesters demanding justice. Earlier they surrounded the Police Precinct where the poor offices involved in the case were based in some areas police marched on demonstrators firing rubber coated steel bullets a
A quarter of the workforce now out of jobs in the u. S. So then violent protests of rocks the u. S. City of minneapolis for the 2nd straight night after the death of a black man in Police Custody multiple fires were reported several businesses were looted large crowds have also been out on the streets in los angeles demanding justice for george floyd for torah gave me thats. Anger turned to violence in minneapolis on wednesday night what started out as a protest against the death of an unarmed black man in Police Custody culminated of firefighters battling to contain multiple blazes across the city shops were looted as thieves took advantage of the chaos. The violence and deliberate damage to property by some has to some extent shifted attention away from Peaceful Protesters demanding justice. That. Earlier they surrounded the Police Precinct where the poor offices involved in the case were based in some areas police marched on demonstrators firing rubber coated steel bullets and tear
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