### [2026-07-17](/feed/2026/07/17/index.md)

##### Hong Kong–United States relations
# The United States allows its national emergency over Hong Kong's national security law to expire while retaining the underlying executive order and most related sanctions. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''New Straits Times](https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/07/1491356/us-ends-its-state-emergency-over-hong-kong-security-threat)

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