The president regularly thrashes China over trade policy, but has been mostly silent on the growing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong
Hours after that comment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement praising the protesters, saying their “dreams of freedom, justice and democracy can never be extinguished by injustice and intimidation.” The California Democrat also promised congressional action on legislation aimed at penalizing Chinese officials who infringe on Hong Kong’s autonomy.It’s not clear whether Trump would support the proposed legislation, which has bipartisan support.
Still, Trump may have squandered any goodwill he had from Xi this week by labeling China a currency manipulator, said Jonathan Pollack, a China analyst with the Brookings Institution think tank. poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201906/3767/1155968404_6047481770001_6047475977001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404"While every presidential administration, Democratic or Republican, picks and chooses its human rights battles, activists say the Trump team is unusually selective.
Several Arab Spring campaigns failed to produce more democratic governments. In Egypt, for instance, the current government is increasingly viewed by the human rights community as even more repressive than the regime Egyptians overthrew in 2011.In Russia, for instance, President Vladimir Putin has used hints of foreign involvement as an excuse to clamp down even harder on rights groups.
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