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US Businesses in Hong Kong Say Biden Is Taking the Wrong Approach The Biden administration plans to release an advisory warning US companies from doing business in Hong Kong
The Biden administration plans to release an advisory this week warning US companies against doing business in Hong Kong. In comments to
The South China Morning Post, US business leaders based in Hong Kong spoke out against Biden’s approach.
Rob Chipman, the CEO of the logistics company Asian Tigers Group, told the
Post that he was surprised Biden was taking a similar approach to Hong Kong as his predecessor. Last year, President Trump ended Hong Kong’s preferential trade status, meaning the city is now subject to the same sanctions and restrictions as mainland China.
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Shipping out
Covid-19 is not the only reason for the exodus
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HEN JAKARTA went into lockdown in April Asian Tigers Group, a moving company, received a flurry of business from wealthy expatriates who had fled overnight. Removal teams were led into deserted homes by maids or colleagues. Without the owners on hand to sort belongings, they found themselves stripping beds and packing dirty sheets into boxes alongside broken toys and other junk.
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All the expats who want to move away have now done so and there are few new arrivals. Asian Tigers is laying off staff for the first time in its 35-year history. “Unless the tap turns back on we’re in a tough spot,” says Bill Lloyd, head of the group’s Indonesian operations.