Trump Suggests Xi Should Meet With Hong Kong Protesters to Resolve Crisis

Trump Suggests Xi Should Meet With Hong Kong Protesters to Resolve Crisis
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he boards Air Force One for travel to Pennsylvania from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. on Aug. 13, 2019. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Cathy He
Updated:

President Donald Trump on Aug. 15 suggested that if Chinese leader Xi Jinping personally met with Hong Kong protesters, a resolution to the current extradition bill crisis could be reached.

Hong Kong is seeing its eleventh straight week of mass protests against Beijing’s growing encroachment into the city.

Cathy He
Cathy He
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Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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