Thousands of people gathered again in the center of Hong Kong Island on Thursday, November 28th. But this time, the event had no other goal than to thank Donald Trump and the United States Congress. On Wednesday, November 27, the US president ratified a resolution passed a few days earlier in favor of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, which links the maintenance of preferential economic status to Hong Kong with a regular review of the country's human rights rights. man by the local authorities.
The president of the United States signed the text in his holiday resort of Mar-a-Lago, Florida, at the end of the day, as the country swung into the long Thanksgiving holiday. In a statement, Donald Trump justified himself by having initialed the resolution "Out of respect for President Xi (Jinping), China, and the people of Hong Kong. "They are promulgated with the hope that the leaders and representatives of China and Hong Kong will be able to amicably settle their differences", added the president.
Remained a long time elusive about the fate he intended to reserve for a text that could complicate the ongoing trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing, Donald Trump actually had little choice. The two Houses of Congress had voted almost unanimously, only a Republican vote had failed in the House of Representatives. They were able to circumvent a possible presidential veto that would only accentuate the isolation of Donald Trump while his vice president, Mike Pence, did not hesitate to speak much more firmly about China. .
On November 22, Fox News, the President of the United States tried to claim a major role in the crisis that is shaking the territory. " Without me, Hong Kong would have been crushed in fourteen minutes. (Xi Jinping) has 1 million soldiers outside Hong Kong who do not come in just because I ask him: "Please, do not do that. You are going to make a big mistake. This is going to have a huge negative impact on the trade" "he assured. "We have to stay with Hong Kong. But I am also with President Xi. He's a friend of mine. He's an amazing guy ", he added.
"An absolute abomination"
The person did not react to this decision but his entourage took charge of it. For the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this American text is "An absolute abomination" who "Conceals sinister intentions". "China will undoubtedly take severe countermeasures", said Yucheng, vice-minister of foreign affairs to Terry Brandstad, the US ambassador to Beijing summoned twice in four days by Chinese diplomats.
