Trump said he helped Hong Kong not "be wiped out in 14 minutes" by asking President Xi Jinping not to send troops into the special zone.

"If it weren't for me, Hong Kong would have been wiped out in 14 minutes. President Xi Jinping's one million troops did not enter Hong Kong because I said please don't do it, it will negatively affect the deal." trade deal, "US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News on November 22. This is the first time Trump has declared intervention in the situation in Hong Kong.

The US bicameral mid-week passed a bill supporting human rights in Hong Kong. Under the bill, the US Secretary of State is annually responsible for certifying that Hong Kong maintains the right of autonomy for special zones to enjoy preferential trade with the United States. The bill also allows sanctions on officials who are considered human rights abuses in Hong Kong.

The US Congress also unanimously passed a bill banning the export of non-lethal crowd control weapons to Hong Kong police such as pepper spray, rubber bullets and electric guns.

The US president declined to say that his ability to sign the bill on Hong Kong was unanimous. China strongly opposes the US Congress's passing of bills and urges Trump to veto them.

"We have to stand side by side with Hong Kong but I am still standing with President Xi Jinping. It is important to negotiate a trade deal," Trump said.

In August, Trump wrote on Twitter that he doubted Xi's "quick and humane" solution to Hong Kong's problems, and asked Chinese leaders to meet protesters directly.

Tensions in Hong Kong have recently escalated as protesters occupied universities, including Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) from November 17. Police surrounded the school for more than four days, using rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons to prevent protesters from escaping without self-reporting.

About 1,100 protesters were arrested at PolyU on November 18-19.

Protests erupted in June, initially to protest the extradition bill that allows criminals to be sent to jurisdictions where the Special Zone has not signed an extradition treaty, including mainland China. After the Hong Kong government announced the withdrawal of the bill, protesters still took to the streets to make other requests, including investigating the use of force by police and Chief of Special Officer Carrie Lam resigned.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 14 said that unrest in Hong Kong "seriously tramples the rule of law and social order", challenging the fundamentals of the "one-nation" model, two modes ". Xi asserted that preventing violence, controlling riot and restoring order are urgent tasks for Hong Kong.