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Pence to China: Act in 'Humanitarian Manner' to Resolve Hong Kong Protests

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   U.S. Vice President Mike Pence urged China on Monday to "act in a
   humanitarian manner" to resolve differences with pro-democracy
   protesters in Hong Kong.

   Pence called on Beijing to honor its 1984 agreement with Britain, which
   led to Britain's 1997 turnover of Hong Kong to China's control, but
   allowed freedoms not permissible in mainland China, including the right
   to protest.

   Pence, in an address to the Detroit Economic Club, quoted President
   Donald Trump as saying that "it'll be much harder" for the U.S. to
   reach an accord on a new trade deal with China "if something violent
   happens in Hong Kong."

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