MCMANUS: Trump’s silence on Hong Kong is making America weaker
By Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times (TNS) WASHINGTON — As China and its unruly possession Hong Kong teeter on the edge of catastrophe, President Trump has issued a series of messages with a common theme: If his friend Xi Jinping decides to crack down on the city’s pro-democracy movement, the United States will understand. It’s the wrong message — not only because it abandons American values, but because