Pro-democracy protestors vs. dictators: Gotta hear both sides
refraining from using its military to violently quash the movement. “If it weren’t for me, Hong Kong would’ve been obliterated in 14 minutes,” he said. “[Xi] has got a million soldiers standing outside of Hong Kong that aren’t going in only because I asked him, ‘Please don’t do that, it’s going to make a tremendous negative impact on the trade deal.'”
“I would encourage this president, who has seen Chinese behavior for what it is with a clarity that others have lacked, not to shy away from speaking out on Hong Kong himself,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell . “The world should hear from him directly that the United States stands with these brave men and women.”
Kerr and Popovich are basketball coaches. Trump is the president of the United States. Not only is his “pandering” to China far more explicit — onhe called Xi, an authoritarian whose human rights abuses are myriad, an “incredible guy” — it is sldo far more consequential. As McConnell explained on Wednesday, it’s important that the world hear directly from the president that the U.S. stands with the protesters.
“Beijing can’t compromise and the Hong Kong people will not stop easily,” Teng Biao, a former human rights lawyer in China who is now teaching at New York’s Hunter College, tells. “Hong Kong is so weak compared to the Chinese government, so I think international support will play a very significant role, especially from the United States. When both houses passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act almost unanimously, that’s a big sign of support for the Hong Kong people.
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