The bill, which aims to protect human rights in Hong Kong, will not be enough to disrupt US-China trade talks, according to Amy Celico, principal at Albright Stonebridge Group.
Celico said that China has "tried consistently" to be restrained in its response to a slew of U.S. actions.
Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous region, has seen months of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police. The protests were first aimed at fighting an extradition bill, which has since been scrapped. A second U.S. bill to bar the export of certain munitions to Hong Kong police was also passed by both chambers of Congress.The U.S. and China have been locked in a trade battle for more than a year, placing tariffs on one another's imports worth billions of dollars. Hopes they will agree on a "phase one" deal come as a deadline for the next round of duties is fast approaching. The U.S. is due to impose another round of 15% tariffs on Dec. 15.
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