Donald Trump will speak on China on Friday

Donald Trump will give a press conference on China on Friday, the President announced Thursday, without giving further details on its content.

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The statement from the Oval Office comes in an explosive climate: the Republican billionaire has raised his voice in recent weeks by accusing China of being responsible for the spread of the new coronavirus across the planet, and has promised retaliation.

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On Wednesday, the American diplomat Mike Pompeo also affirmed that Hong Kong no longer enjoyed the promised autonomy vis-à-vis Beijing, and therefore could not continue to enjoy trade privileges with the United States.

On the same day, Congress passed a bill to punish Chinese officials accused of "mass internment" of Uighur Muslims.