President Joe Biden ordered a two-year extension of a programme allowing Hong Kong residents in the United States – many of whom fled Chinese rule – to stay beyond the expiry of their visas.
The extension, just days before the programme was due to run out, was likely to add to tensions between Beijing and Washington, already high over Taiwan, trade disputes, and Chinese backing for Russia.
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