Hello to you. President trump has signed into law a bill that backs pro democracy protesters in hong kong, despite objections from beijing. The new legislation, approved by Congress Last week, requires the state department to certify, every year, that hong kong has significant autonomy from the rest of china. That will decide whether hong kong retains the favourable trading terms with the us that have helped maintain its position as a world financial centre. The law also threatens sanctions for human rights violations. Nick beake is in hong kong. What difference does essentially make. The government in hong kong has attacked this bill. The leadership in beijing, surely it plays into their hands. It has tried to betray the protesters as unrepresentative minorities and puppets of powers. They have, that is absolutely the case. But today, talking to the Pro Democracy Movement, they are ecstatic. They believe this is International Recognition of their fight. In the same week they have done
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Hello to you. The Chinese Government has announced it would take firm countermeasures after President Trump has signed into law a bill that backs pro democracy protesters in hong kong, despite objections from beijing. The bill, approved by Congress Last week, requires the state department to certify, every year, that hong kong has significant autonomy from the rest of china. That will decide whether hong kong retains the favourable trading terms with the us that have helped maintain its position as a world financial centre. The bbcs nick beake is in hong kong. Today, talking to the Pro Democracy Movement, they are ecstatic. They believe this is International Recognition of their fight. And, believe this is International Recognition of theirfight. And, of course, comes in the same week they have done extremely well in this district elections. And they have really shown that the wider public here in hong kong support their cause, they would say. And, so, really, the news coming from amer
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At the age of 80. The Chinese Government has announced it would take firm countermeasures after President Trump has signed into law a bill that backs pro democracy protesters in hong kong, despite objections from beijing. The bill approved by Congress Last week requires the state department to certify every year that hong kong has significant autonomy from the rest of china. That will decide whether hong kong retains the favourable trading terms with the us that have helped maintain its position as a world financial centre. The bbcs nick beake is in hong kong. Nick, first of all, this bill signed by the president overwhelmingly approved by congress, what is actually new here . What difference will it make . Well, mike, it will make a difference in that every year they will have to be. I tell you what, as i talk, letsjust walk this way, because we are on the campus of the trashed polytechnic university, and what is happening behind us, you will be able to see that there are emergency te