The United States believes that the upcoming trade agreement with China is "positive" with Hong Kong and that protesters should take care of themselves.

"We have discussed Hong Kong. I think China has made great progress in Hong Kong. I have watched and told Deputy Prime Minister Liu He that the situation is much better than a few years ago. At that time, I saw a lot of people have significantly less hours, "President Donald Trump said at a press conference on October 11 at the White House.

The statement was made by Trump after talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. The US President announced that Washington and Beijing had agreed on the first phase of the trade agreement with content on intellectual property, financial services, currency and agriculture. He said the agreement had not been written and it could take up to 5 weeks to finish phase one.

Before the US-China trade talks took place, some predicted Trump could raise the Hong Kong issue to pressure Beijing to find a solution to the protests in this special administrative region.

"I think the protesters will have to take care of themselves. I think Hong Kong people will find this trade deal to be very great with what it brings. I think this is a very exciting thing for Hong Kong. ", Trump said. The US president added that there is a "love party" between Washington and Beijing.

Protests broke out in Hong Kong in early June to protest the extradition bill that will allow Hong Kong to bring suspects to trial in jurisdictions without extradition treaties, including mainland China. . The chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced a complete withdrawal of the bill, but protesters continued to take to the streets.

Hong Kong issued a ban on the use of masks and masks in protests from October 5. Hong Kong police arrested 77 people who violated the law banning wearing masks during the protests.

Protests in Hong Kong became a major debate in the US. The foreign affairs committee of the US congressional house in September passed a law supporting "democratic freedoms in Hong Kong" by putting pressure on Chinese authorities. The bill will be voted in bicameral in the near future.