Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a bill to sanction Chinese officials over Beijing's crackdown of Hong Kong and announced an end to trade preferences for the semi-autonomous territory.

"Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China - no special privileges, no special economic treatment and no export of sensitive technologies," the US president said in an address from the White House Rose Garden.

The move is in response to a draconian security law brought in by China which makes it easier to punish protesters and reduces Hong Kong's autonomy.

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