US commerce secretary says Hong Kong protests are an `internal matter` - as it happened
(The Guardian United States)

Wilbur Ross: Trump is `watching very carefully what´s happening´ Ken Cuccinelli faces backlash over Statue of Liberty commentSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 12.58am BST 12.17am BST Donald Trump is linking US-China trade talks with the Hong Kong protests on Twitter, suggesting that if the China government wants to work out a deal it has to `humanely` work with the protestors. Whereas investors and foreign leaders have blamed uncertainty around trade negotiations between the US and China is triggering economic volatility around the world, Trump has insisted that negotiations between himself and China´s Xi Jinping are going well and that Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Fed chairman that Trump nominated in 2017, is to blame. I know President Xi of China very well. He is a great leader who very much has the respect of his people. He is also a good man in a `tough business.` I have ZERO doubt that if President Xi wants to quickly and humanely solve the Hong Kong problem, he can do it. Personal meeting?..deferral to December. It actually helps China more than us, but will be reciprocated. Millions of jobs are being lost in China to other non-Tariffed countries. Thousands of companies are leaving. Of course China wants to make a deal. Let them work humanely with Hong Kong first! Continue reading...