Majority of Americans favor US support to pro-democracy protesters, as Trump weighs veto on Hong Kong bill: Survey.
A new survey shows that a majority of Americans believe the United States should support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, despite President Donald Trump's suggestion last Friday that he may veto legislation to placate China and secure a trade deal.
Beijing has pursued a fierce crackdown on pro-democracy protesters who have been advocating since June against a proposed law to allow extradition to mainland China and in favor of more direct democracy. While the Beijing-backed government withdrew the proposed law, clashes between police and protesters continue to escalate.
“We have to stand with Hong Kong, but I’m also standing with President Xi. He’s a friend of mine. He’s an incredible guy," Trump told Fox News, adding,"But I’d like to see them work it out. Okay? We have to see and work it out. But I stand with Hong Kong. I stand with freedom. I stand with all of the things that we want to do, but we also are in the process of making the largest trade deal in history. And if we could do that, that would be great.
The survey also revealed that while Americans are divided on whether they approve of the president's partial withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, a strong majority favor some sort of punishment against Turkey for its attack on Kurdish forces. But after sanctioning three senior Turkish officials and two ministries for just days, Trump lifted any economic penalty for Erdogan on Oct. 23 and welcomed the Turkish leader to the White House earlier this month, even in the face of allegations Turkish forces and their Syrian opposition allies committed war crimes.
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