Trump Team Sends Defiant Signal to Beijing by Meeting Hong Kong Activist
- Hong Kong activist Lai met with Bolton, Pompeo and Pence
- China has criticized U.S. for going down ‘wrong path’ with Lai
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Trump administration officials signaled support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong -- and defiance toward the Chinese government -- by granting a series of high-level meetings this week to a Hong Kong publisher who has drawn Beijing’s ire.
Jimmy Lai, who is also a democracy advocate, met with National Security Advisor John Bolton on Wednesday, after meetings earlier this week with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Republican Senators Ted Cruz, Cory Gardner and Rick Scott.