“I signed these bills out of respect for President Xi, China, and the people of Hong Kong,” Trump said in a statement issued from his Florida resort home. He did not address the Hong Kong legislation. “But at the same time, we want to see it go well in Hong Kong, and I think it will. ADBranstad in turn told Chinese officials that Washington remains concerned about Hong Kong and opposes intimidation tactics by the authorities. Anna Fifield in Beijing, Shibani Mahtani in Hong Kong and Philip Rucker in West Palm Beach, Fla., contributed to this report.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2019 23:27 UTC