Executive order · Signed July 14, 2020

The President's Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization

President Donald Trump signed it on July 14, 2020. Published in the Federal Register on July 17, 2020, 85 FR 43413.

Executive Order 13936
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  1. Gregory W. MeeksDDemocratNew York · House · August 18, 2026

    House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, McGovern, and Khanna Lead Colleagues in Demanding the Trump Administration Explain Decision to Lift Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials

    “In his first term, President Trump issued Executive Order 13936 to employ emergency authorities to strip Hong Kong of its preferential trade and export-control treatment it had previously enjoyed as a distinct customs territory and authorize sanctions against individuals. In July 2026, President Trump declined to renew the Executive Order, thereby lifting sanctions on key individuals and sending a signal”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 86dd3c66a7bd3b1e

  2. James P. McGovernDDemocratMassachusetts · House · August 18, 2026

    McGovern, Khanna, and Meeks Lead Colleagues in Demanding the Trump Administration Explain Decision to Lift Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials

    “In his first term, President Trump issued Executive Order 13936 to employ emergency authorities to strip Hong Kong of its preferential trade and export-control treatment it had previously enjoyed as a distinct customs territory and authorize sanctions against individuals. In July 2026, President Trump declined to renew the Executive Order, thereby lifting sanctions on key individuals and sending a signal”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint ee5523779f554686

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