Xi's Hong Kong strategy backfires, from election results to Trump

Mainland leadership misjudges local and global reaction to protests

TETSUSHI TAKAHASHI, Nikkei China bureau chief

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping suffered twin blows to his approach to Hong Kong this week: first on Sunday when democrats dominated local elections, and then a few days later when U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on human rights in the city.

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