Despite the opposition from China has Donald Trump put his signature on a law that supports the protesters in Hong kong.
president of the UNITED states, Donald Trump, has on Wednesday signed a law that supports the protesters in Hong kong.
It is in spite of angry objections from China.
the Signature of the Trump comes after the text of the law, to ensure Hong kong’s sovereignty and security, has been approved in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
In the text of the law says, among other things, that the UNITED states at least once a year to verify that Hong kong has enough autonomy to the U.S. will enter into special trade agreements with the local government.
at the same time, the law sanctions against officials who violate human rights in Hong kong.
the Law comes amid a time of crisis in Hong kong, where violent protests have created chaos in the city in months.
Donald Trump has also signed a second law on Wednesday. It prohibits the export of “ammunition, designed to control a crowd”, to Hong kong. It will among other things say tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and stun guns.
I signed these bills out of respect for the president Xi (China’s president, Xi Casinovale Jinping, red.), China and the people of Hong kong.
– the Laws are adopted in the hope that the leaders and representatives of China and Hong kong will be able to in all friendship to find a solution to their differences, said Donald Trump in a statement.
The us president added that he hopes that a clarification can lead to “long-term peace and prosperity for all”.
the Demonstrators are angry over what they see as chinese interference in the freedoms promised to Hong kong when the city was handed over to China from Britain.
on Monday summoned the foreign ministry in China, the UNITED states ambassador in the country for a conversation, after Congress had adopted the law.
The us ambassador, Terry Branstad, was in the conversation with the deputy foreign minister Zheng Zeguang informed that either become the law dropped, or the UNITED states “take all the consequences”.
Zheng stressed that Hong kong is part of China, and conditions in Hong kong are, therefore, purely an internal chinese matter, as the UNITED states to interfere without.
It had up until Wednesday been to be seen if Donald Trump would sign or veto the new legislation.
Trump trying at the moment to conclude a trade agreement with China. An agreement, he has made one of its top priorities ahead of the presidential election in the UNITED states next year.
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