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Trump Offers 'Personal Meeting' with Chinese Counterpart Over Hong Kong
Crisis

VOA News

   State Department correspondent Cindy Saine and a reporter for VOA
   Cantonese contributed to this report.

   With Chinese security forces spotted conducting exercises across the
   border with Hong Kong, U.S. President Donald Trump says a trade
   agreement with China could be delayed until it reaches a humane
   resolution with Hong Kong's pro-democracy demonstrators, even
   suggesting he could personally broker an agreement between Beijing and
   the dissidents.

   Trump went on Twitter late Wednesday night to boast about his
   administration's upper hand against Beijing in the ongoing negotiations
   to end the two countries' trade war. After writing that "thousands of
   companies" are leaving China, the president said "Of course China wants
   to make a deal. Let them deal humanely with Hong Kong first!"

     ..deferral to December. It actually helps China more than us, but
     will be reciprocated. Millions of jobs are being lost in China to
     other non-Tariffed countries. Thousands of companies are leaving. Of
     course China wants to make a deal. Let them work humanely with Hong
     Kong first!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]August 14, 2019

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1161767691646115840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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