By Newt Gingrich (Original source Fox News)
“The Chinese Communist Party faces a crisis of its own making in Hong Kong.
The people of Hong Kong finally had enough when Beijing’s cronies proposed an extradition law that effectively would have imported mainland China’s political repression. For the past three months, demonstrators have been taking to the streets in massive numbers to protest the Chinese Communist Party’s tightening control over the city.
As a result, the government’s decision Wednesday to withdraw the extradition bill will not quell the protests, which have evolved into a larger quest for freedom.
The outcome of the struggle of the people of Hong Kong will have a significant bearing on the future of China – and U.S. national interests. As President Trump has said, a U.S.-China trade deal would be hard to complete if Beijing uses force in Hong Kong.”
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