{"id":34335,"date":"2020-05-22T01:22:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T01:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/chinas-hong-kong-crackdown-could-put-trump-in-an-unwelcome-spot\/"},"modified":"2020-05-22T01:22:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T01:22:35","slug":"chinas-hong-kong-crackdown-could-put-trump-in-an-unwelcome-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/chinas-hong-kong-crackdown-could-put-trump-in-an-unwelcome-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Hong Kong Crackdown Could Put Trump in an Unwelcome Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"story\">\n<div>\n<header>\n<p id=\"article-summary\">A proposed new security law has senators calling for sanctions. But the president is reluctant to jeopardize his ties to President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure aria-label=\"media\" itemid=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/05\/21\/us\/politics\/21dc-chinareact\/merlin_172714638_f6485d6a-54ad-448d-9074-d0f4b5d1c71d-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&#038;auto=webp\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" role=\"group\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" ><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" ><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" ><\/source><img alt=\"President Trump has shown limited interest in Hong Kong\u2019s plight.\" decoding=\"async\" itemid=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/05\/21\/us\/politics\/21dc-chinareact\/merlin_172714638_f6485d6a-54ad-448d-9074-d0f4b5d1c71d-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&#038;auto=webp&#038;disable=upscale\" itemprop=\"url\"  src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/05\/21\/us\/politics\/21dc-chinareact\/merlin_172714638_f6485d6a-54ad-448d-9074-d0f4b5d1c71d-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&#038;auto=webp&#038;disable=upscale\" ><\/img><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">President Trump has shown limited interest in Hong Kong\u2019s plight.<\/span><span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\"><span>Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span>Erin Scott for The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/michael-crowley\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Crowley\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2019\/10\/25\/reader-center\/author-michael-crowley\/author-michael-crowley-thumbLarge-v2.png\" title=\"Michael Crowley\"><\/img><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/edward-wong\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Edward Wong\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2018\/09\/24\/multimedia\/author-edward-wong\/author-edward-wong-thumbLarge-v5.png\" title=\"Edward Wong\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><time datetime=\"2020-05-21T17:38:55-04:00\">May 21, 2020<\/time><time datetime=\"2020-05-21T20:45:44-04:00\">Updated <span>8:45 p.m. ET<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<section itemprop=\"articleBody\" name=\"articleBody\">\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/21\/world\/asia\/hong-kong-china.html\" title=\"\">China\u2019s<\/a> plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/21\/world\/asia\/hong-kong-china.html\" title=\"\">impose sweeping new security powers<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/21\/world\/asia\/hong-kong-china.html\" title=\"\">Hong Kong<\/a> could inflict even more damage on already fraught relations between Washington and Beijing, and force President Trump into uncomfortable decisions about whether to maintain his self-described friendly ties with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/21\/world\/asia\/china-hong-kong-national-security-law.html\" title=\"\">The proposal<\/a> announced in Beijing on Thursday provoked outrage in Congress, where bipartisan support grew quickly for new sanctions on Chinese officials and entities that Mr. Trump \u2014 who has shown limited interest in Hong Kong\u2019s plight and a continued desire to carry out terms of a trade deal with Beijing \u2014 may not welcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Giving the government broad new powers to crack down on pro-democracy activists could effectively end Hong Kong\u2019s limited independence and crush a protest movement that has agitated for nearly a year against China\u2019s authoritarian Communist Party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThis move by Beijing would rip away the remaining veneer of \u2018one country, two systems.\u2019 It would precipitate a crisis in U.S.-China relations,\u201d said Evan Medeiros, a senior Asia director at the National Security Council under President Barack Obama and a professor at Georgetown University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cNationalist voices in the U.S. and China would have a party with this; 2020 is beginning to feel more and more like 1948 when the first crises of the Cold War broke out over Berlin,\u201d Mr. Medeiros said, predicting that the United States and China would probably impose sanctions or other punishments on each other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Chinese government, which announced the move, is likely to put it in place by fiat during the National People\u2019s Congress, which begins on Friday. How Mr. Trump will react is unclear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Leaving the White House for a trip to Michigan on Thursday, he told reporters that he did not know \u201cwhat it is,\u201d but added, \u201cIf it happens, we\u2019ll address that issue very strongly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The White House otherwise had no comment.<\/p>\n<p>When mass demonstrations against Beijing took place in Hong Kong last summer, Mr. Trump \u2014 who has shown little interest in issues of democracy and human rights generally \u2014 had a muted response despite bipartisan pressure to show more support for a protest movement with open sympathies for the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>And even as he has lashed out at China\u2019s government for its handling of the winter coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, helping to prompt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/22\/us\/politics\/coronavirus-us-china.html\" title=\"\">the sharpest downturn in relations with Beijing in decades<\/a>, Mr. Trump has taken care not to insult or offend Mr. Xi. Because of the pandemic\u2019s economic toll, China has yet to meet purchasing demands outlined in a January trade agreement between the two nations. Mr. Trump and his economic advisers would like to see the deal fulfilled to aid his re-election prospects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But in recent months the Trump campaign has increasingly focused on its message of China as a villainous threat to American economic and security interests, while portraying Mr. Trump\u2019s Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., as too conciliatory toward Beijing. Mr. Trump has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/18\/us\/politics\/trump-china-virus.html\" title=\"\">muddied that message<\/a> with his deferential tone toward Mr. Xi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cAny effort to impose national security legislation that does not reflect the will of the people of Hong Kong would be highly destabilizing, and would be met with strong condemnation from the United States and the international community,\u201d Morgan Ortagus, a State Department spokeswoman, said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cWe urge Beijing to honor its commitments and obligations in the Sino-British Joint Declaration \u2014 including that Hong Kong will \u2018enjoy a high degree of autonomy\u2019 and that people of Hong Kong will enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms \u2014 which are key to preserving Hong Kong\u2019s special status in international affairs and, consistent with U.S. law, the United States\u2019 current treatment of Hong Kong,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the State Department has yet to issue to Congress a mandatory report examining the autonomous status of Hong Kong in order to gauge continuing actions from Beijing before coming to a conclusion. The department might recommend that the United States no longer give Hong Kong preferential treatment as a territory that has autonomy under China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>By midday Thursday, Senators Patrick J. Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania, and Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, announced that they would propose legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials and entities that enforce the planned national security laws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The measure would also impose sanctions on banks that do business with entities deemed to violate the Basic Law, a legal document that is supposed to guarantee Hong Kong significant autonomy until 2047.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe communist regime in Beijing would like nothing more than to extinguish the autonomy of Hong Kong and the rights of its people,\u201d Mr.<strong> <\/strong>Toomey said in a statement.<strong> <\/strong>\u201cIn many ways, Hong Kong is the canary in the coal mine for Asia. Beijing\u2019s growing interference could have a chilling effect on other nations struggling for freedom in China\u2019s shadow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>China\u2019s attempted crackdown on Hong Kong has been a rare cause for unity between the parties, with both liberals and conservatives rallying to the cause of democracy and condemning Mr. Xi\u2019s increasingly authoritarian impulses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe USA cannot let this stand,\u201d Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri and a staunch Trump ally and China hawk, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1263479290726961152\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">wrote on Twitter<\/a>. Mr. Hawley said he would introduce a Senate resolution \u201ccondemning this attempted crackdown\u201d and calling on \u201call free nations to stand with\u201d Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThis proposed legislation is a sign of Beijing\u2019s weakness, not its strength,\u201d said Representative Eliot L. Engel, Democrat of New York and the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. \u201cHong Kong\u2019s special status is a benefit to China and the world. I don\u2019t understand why Beijing continues to imperil that status with proposals such as this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Mr. Trump\u2019s China policy has long been a battleground for dueling camps, usually featuring economic officials who favor a more conciliatory relationship and national security policymakers, led by Mr. Pompeo and senior National Security Council aides, who view China as a dangerous strategic rival that must be checked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>At the height of Mr. Trump\u2019s trade negotiations with China in 2018 and 2019, the economy-centric view seemed to prevail and helped to explain Mr. Trump\u2019s repeated fulsome praise of Mr. Xi as a \u201cbrilliant leader\u201d and a \u201cgreat man.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"styln-faq-coronavirus\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"g-inlineguide-id\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"truncate-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Updated May 20, 2020<\/p>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>How many people have lost their jobs due to coronavirus in the U.S.?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/21\/us\/coronavirus-live-updates.html?action=click&#038;module=Spotlight&#038;pgtype=Homepage#link-a08dce9\">Over 38 million people<\/a> have filed for unemployment since March. One in five who were working in February reported losing a job or being furloughed in March or the beginning of April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/14\/business\/economy\/coronavirus-jobless-unemployment.html\">data from a Federal Reserve survey released on May 14 showed<\/a>, and that pain was highly concentrated among low earners. Fully 39 percent of former workers living in a household earning $40,000 or less lost work, compared with 13 percent in those making more than $100,000, a Fed official said.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>What are the symptoms of coronavirus?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Common symptoms <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/symptoms-coronavirus.html\">include fever, a dry cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.<\/a> Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the flu, making detection difficult, but runny noses and stuffy sinuses are less common. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/27\/health\/coronavirus-symptoms-cdc.html\">The C.D.C. has also<\/a> added chills, muscle pain, sore throat, headache and a new loss of the sense of taste or smell as symptoms to look out for. Most people fall ill five to seven days after exposure, but symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as many as 14 days.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>How can I protect myself while flying?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If air travel is unavoidable,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/03\/travel\/how-to-clean-your-airplane-seat-and-space.html\"> there are some steps you can take to protect yourself.<\/a> Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A <a href=\"http:\/\/emoryhealthdigest.emory.edu\/issues\/2018\/spring\/from_the_well\/germs-on-a-plane\/index.html\">study from Emory University<\/a> found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Is \u2018Covid toe\u2019 a symptom of the disease?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>There is an uptick in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/01\/health\/coronavirus-covid-toe.html\">people reporting symptoms of chilblains,<\/a> which are painful red or purple lesions that typically appear in the winter on fingers or toes. The lesions are emerging as yet another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/coronavirus-symptoms.html\">symptom<\/a> of infection with the new coronavirus. Chilblains are caused by inflammation in small blood vessels in reaction to cold or damp conditions, but they are usually common in the coldest winter months. Federal health officials do not include toe lesions in the list of coronavirus symptoms, but some dermatologists are pushing for a change, saying so-called Covid toe should be sufficient grounds for testing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Can I go to the park?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Yes, but make sure you keep six feet of distance between you and people who don\u2019t live in your home. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/19\/well\/move\/coronavirus-covid-exercise-outdoors-infection-fitness.html\">Even if you just hang out in a park, rather than go for a jog or a walk, getting some fresh air, and hopefully sunshine, is a good idea.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>How do I take my temperature?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Taking one\u2019s temperature to look for signs of fever is not as easy as it sounds, as \u201cnormal\u201d temperature numbers can vary, but generally, keep an eye out for a temperature of 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. If you don\u2019t have a thermometer (they can be pricey these days), there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/coronavirus-temperature-fever-thermometer.html\">other ways to figure out if you have a fever, or are at risk of Covid-19 complications.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Should I wear a mask?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The C.D.C. has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/03\/world\/coronavirus-news-updates.html\">recommended<\/a> that all Americans wear cloth masks if they go out in public. This is a shift in federal guidance reflecting<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/31\/health\/coronavirus-asymptomatic-transmission.html\"> new concerns that the coronavirus is being spread by infected people who have no symptoms<\/a>. Until now, the C.D.C., like the W.H.O., has advised that ordinary people don\u2019t need to wear masks unless they are sick and coughing. Part of the reason was to preserve medical-grade masks for health care workers who desperately need them at a time when they are in continuously short supply. Masks don\u2019t replace hand washing and social distancing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>What should I do if I feel sick?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/22\/well\/what-if-i-have-coronavirus.html\">If you\u2019ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have,<\/a> and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>How do I get tested?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you\u2019re sick and you think you\u2019ve been exposed to the new coronavirus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/22\/well\/what-if-i-have-coronavirus.html\">the C.D.C. recommends that you call your healthcare provider and explain your symptoms and fears. <\/a>They will decide if you need to be tested. Keep in mind that there\u2019s a chance \u2014 because of a lack of testing kits or because you\u2019re asymptomatic, for instance \u2014 you won\u2019t be able to get tested.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>How can I help?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=content.view&#038;cpid=7779\">Charity Navigator<\/a>, which evaluates charities using a numbers-based system, has a running list of nonprofits working in communities affected by the outbreak. You can give blood through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcrossblood.org\/donate-blood\/dlp\/coronavirus--covid-19--and-blood-donation.html\">American Red Cross<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wck.org\/\">World Central Kitchen<\/a> has stepped in to distribute meals in major cities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<\/hr><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div>\n<p>But the emergence of the coronavirus from Wuhan, and the Chinese government\u2019s initial efforts to conceal it, enraged Mr. Trump, who saw his re-election imperiled as a result, and in recent weeks the hawkish camp has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-administration-intelligence-coronavirus-china.html\" title=\"\">pressed the sinister theory<\/a>, with no evidence, that the virus escaped from a Chinese lab.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>On Wednesday, the National Security Council released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/U.S.-Strategic-Approach-to-The-Peoples-Republic-of-China-Report-5.20.20.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">White House strategy document<\/a> detailing a \u201ccompetitive\u201d American approach devised in part to \u201cto compel Beijing to cease or reduce actions harmful to the United States\u2019 vital, national interests and those of our allies and partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The same day, the Trump administration angered Beijing by approving as much as $180 million in torpedo sales to Taiwan, whose independence mainland China rejects but which the Trump administration strongly supports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Mr. Trump did not give any indication on Thursday how he will react to the congressional effort to impose sanctions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After Congress passed legislation last fall, Mr. Trump was noncommittal about whether he would sign the measure. But he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/11\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-hong-kong.html\" title=\"\">eventually did<\/a> on the evening before Thanksgiving, ensuring it gained minimal publicity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>This time his conservative allies are more adamant than ever that Mr. Trump must not look the other way. \u201cI think this has absolutely got to be a line in the sand,\u201d said Stephen K. Bannon, a former Trump White House strategist who now devotes much of his time to rallying conservatives to fight China\u2019s communist leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Regardless, experts said Beijing\u2019s move would inevitably worsen a relationship that many already believe has become a kind of new Cold War.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cBeijing seems to have made the calculation that there is no financial price it won\u2019t pay in order to eliminate the sight of millions of Chinese clamoring for democracy on a daily basis,\u201d said Elizabeth Economy, the director for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump White House, unfortunately, has little leverage and even less influence with the Xi administration at this point,\u201d she added. \u201cRelations between the United States and China are essentially in a free fall.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/21\/us\/politics\/trump-china-hong-kong.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A proposed new security law has senators calling for sanctions. 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