Beijing Misjudged Trump and Overestimated Its Infiltration in US Government Before Hammering Hong Kong, Expert Says

Pro-democracy protesters trapped inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University abseil onto a highway and escape before being forced to surrender during a police siege of the campus in Hong Kong, China on Nov. 18, 2019. HK01/Handout via Reuters

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Several Chinese government agencies and numerous state-run media bombarded the White House with harsh criticism after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Bill on Nov. 19 in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters.