PETALING JAYA: The United States cannot use Hong Kong as a bargaining chip in the current US-China trade negotiations as it will not be able to influence Beijing's decision, according to China's Global Times.
"Political and public opinion elites in the United States must understand that although they have the ability to instigate Hong Kong's radical protesters, they absolutely cannot influence Beijing's decisions on Hong Kong's situation," the state-owned news portal said in its editorial.
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