A strict new national security law has arrived in Hong Kong, marking the most significant shakeup to the city’s relationship with the mainland since the handover more than two decades ago. In this episode, three lawyers dissect the implications for businesses of the new law as well as the Trump administration’s response in the form of sanctions and greater export control restrictions.
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Thomas So is a Hong Kong-based partner of Mayer Brown and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
Wendy Wysong is Hong Kong managing partner at global law firm Steptoe & Johnson. She is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement in the Department of Commerce.
Nick Turner is Hong Kong-based of counsel at Steptoe & Johnson. He was previously regional sanctions officer, senior vice president at Citibank in Hong Kong.
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