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Trump Seeks out Personal Meeting With Xi Jinping to Resolve Hong Kong Crisis

Trump Seeks out Personal Meeting With Xi Jinping to Resolve Hong Kong Crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
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U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking out Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a personal meeting to resolve the ongoing crisis in Hong Kong.

“I know President Xi of China very well. He is a great leader who very much has the respect of his people. He is also a good man in a ‘tough business,’” Trump wrote on Twitter on Aug. 14 evening.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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