Trump hinted at the possibility of not signing a bill on Hong Kong that was passed by Congress when negotiating trade with China.

"We have to stand side by side with Hong Kong, but I also support Chinese President Xi Jinping," said US President Donald Trump on November 22 in the "Fox & Friends" program, referring to the Democratic bill. and Hong Kong Human Rights has just been approved by the two houses of parliament.

Trump asserted that the United States supported everything it wanted to do, but pointed out that Washington was in the process of negotiating the largest historic trade deal with Beijing. "If we reach this agreement, that would be great," he said.

Trump's statement led many to believe that he would not sign the Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights bill to turn it into law, in an effort to reach a trade agreement with China.

The bill was passed by the US Senate and House of Representatives on November 19 and 20, respectively, which requires the US Secretary of State annually to certify that Hong Kong maintains autonomy so that the special zone can enjoy preferential treatment. trade from the US, maintaining the role of the world's financial center. The bill also allows sanctions on officials who are considered human rights abuses in Hong Kong.

China's Foreign Ministry on November 20, million right to US ambassador William Klein to give the note "strongly opposed" the US Senate passage of the bill, and also threatened to take "drastic countermeasures and America will suffer all the consequences. "

Neither Trump nor US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brient have so far provided any confirmation of the signing of the bill. If the President does not sign the bill within 10 days of being passed by Congress, it will become law by default.

Senate leader John Barasso said on Monday that Congress would "override" the president if Trump did not sign the bill. "The bill has overwhelming support, you know, 100 votes in the Senate. I think that Congress will surpass the President if he vetoes the bill. I encourage the President to sign it," Barasso said. told reporters at the Halifax International Security Forum 2019.

Other Republican senators like Ted Cruz or Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Jim Risch also agreed with Barasso, urging the President to sign the bill. Speaking on the sidelines of the Halifax forum the same day, Risch, a close ally of Trump, said that the President's veto on the bill could offend MPs.

By law, Congress has the right to "surpass" President Trump if he vetoes a bill passed by the bicameral. To pass a bill that was vetoed by the President, both the US House of Representatives and the Senate must vote with at least two-thirds of the supporters in each house.

The US Congress passed Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights bill amid escalating violence during protests last week, when thousands gathered in Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) from 17 / 11 to confront the police. After a few days of entrenching, the majority of the protesters left PolyU, of which about 1,100 were arrested.

Hong Kong protests initially to protest the extradition bill that allows criminals to be brought to the jurisdictional areas where the Special Zone has not signed an extradition treaty, including mainland China. Although the special government announced the withdrawal of the bill, protesters still took to the streets to make other claims, including investigating the use of force by police and Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam resigned.