A disputed region. Welcome to the program u. S. President told trump has signed an executive order to hold china accountable for its treatment of hong kong this comes after a new National Security law was imposed on the territory that critics say is intended to squash dissent trump also said hes ending hole calls preferential status that means it will lot receive any special privileges or economic treatment to their side legislation and an executive order to hold china accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of hong kong. The hong kong or tanami act which i signed this afternoon passed unanimously through congress this law gives my administration powerful new tools to hold responsible the individuals and the entities involved in extinguishing hong kongs freedom weve all watch what happened not a good situation their freedoms been taken away their rights have been taken away and with it goes hong kong in my opinion because it will no longer be able to compete with free