President Trump wouldn't say whether he plans to sign a bill enacting tough sanctions on China for its crackdown in Hong Kong, cementing the impression he ranks the economic relationship with Beijing higher than human rights
His noncommittal answer during a largely friendly interview prompted confusion and angst on Capitol Hill, where the measure passed this week with overwhelming bipartisan majorities.And it furthered a pattern of Trump prioritizing fragile trade talks with China's President Xi Jinping over a forceful denunciation of his counterpart's battle with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
He said in the interview he needed to balance the ongoing trade talks with demands from lawmakers he take a harder line on Beijing.
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