The calculation wasn't for China, it was for American voters in an attempt to make Trump appear to give a shit about political freedom in Hong Kong - or anywhere.The head of China’s Hong Kong Liaison Office, Luo Huining, has mocked sanctions announced by the US over the crackdown on freedoms in the city.
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He is among 11 senior Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including leader Carrie Lam, who face US action in response to the crackdown on free speech and political freedoms in the city.
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“Being put on the US sanctions list just means that I have done what I should do for the nation and Hong Kong,” [Luo said]. “Isn’t such a ‘sanction’ in vain as I don’t have any assets abroad? Of course, I can also send $100 to Mr Trump for freezing.”
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Luo’s liaison office sent a separate statement, which said: “If the US believes the so-called sanctions will force China to compromise, then they have made a wrong calculation.”
And by "tools", in this case, he's not talking about the Republican Congressional A-holes, who are indeed tools.Speaking on Friday, the secretary of the treasury, Steven Mnuchin, said: “The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong and we will use our tools and authorities to target those undermining their autonomy.”
Which our biggest tool, Donald J Trump, kept insisting was a done deal.US and Chinese officials are due to meet in mid-August to discuss how to revive a partial trade deal agreed in January, amid US allegations that Beijing is not keeping its promises on buying US agricultural products and energy.
Autocrats around the world play him like a fiddle.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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