Trump pegs Hong Kong human rights bill to trade deal

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ZACH COLEMAN, Nikkei Asian Review deputy editor, and ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG/NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signaled he would not immediately sign the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, citing a "very close" China trade deal, dashing the hopes of demonstrators that Washington could provide a check on Beijing's treatment of unrest in the city.

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