NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. is in the "final throes" of negotiations toward a phase 1 trade deal with China but kept mum on whether he will sign the recently passed Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act into law.
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Disqualified candidate and pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong waits to vote in Hong Kong's district council elections Nov. 24. © Reuters
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. is in the "final throes" of negotiations toward a phase 1 trade deal with China but kept mum on whether he will sign the recently passed Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act into law.