20-11-2019 00:09 via news.yahoo.com

U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Measure Backing Hong Kong

(Bloomberg) -- The Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday aimed at supporting protesters in Hong Kong and warning China against a violent suppression of the demonstrations, a stark contrast to President Donald Trump’s near-silence on the issue.The vote marks a challenge to the government in Beijing just as the U.S. and China, the world’s largest economies, seek to close a preliminary agreement to end their trade war. The Senate measure would require annual reviews of Hong Kong&rsqu
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