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00:00FURTHER TO THOSE TENSIONS. LET'S BRING OUT JOE SOBCZYK FOR SOME CONTEXT. IT IS CLEAR LAWMAKERS FEEL THERE IS CURRENTLY MOMENTUM BEHIND THESE CHINA RELATED ISSUES. THERE IS SO MUCH ANTI-CHINA SENTIMENT IN RELATION TO THESE BIPARTISAN ISSUES LIKE HUMAN RIGHTS. IT IS LIKELY THIS BILL WILL GO THROUGH EVEN WITH THE AMENDMENTS REQUIRED TO GO BACK TO THE SENATE? JOE: YOU CAN SEE BY THE SCREEN THAT IT IS PASSING OVERWHELMINGLY WITH SUPPORT FROM DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH THE SENATE BILL, BUT MEMBERS OF BOTH PARTIES IN BOTH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE SAID THEY ARE WILLING TO WORK THROUGH THOSE VERY QUICKLY AND GET THE ENTIRE PACKAGE PASSED AND SENT TO PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS CERTAINLY BEFORE THEY LEAVE TOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS HERE IN THE U.S.. THIS IS REFLECTIVE OF THE ANGER THAT HAS BEEN BUBBLING UP REGARDING CHINA BEYOND JUST THE TRADE DISPUTES , THE ISSUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND CHINA HAS TAKEN CENTER STAGE. IT IS SOMETHING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS PARTICULARLY EMPHASIZED AND APPEARS TO BE GOING ALONG WITH IT RELUCTANTLY. THE SENTIMENT IN CONGRESS IS PRETTY CLEAR THEY WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE TO CHINA ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS INCLUDING THE ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AGAINST THE MUSLIM MINORITY IN CHINA. > > GIVEN THAT BIPARTISAN NATURE OF THIS THIRD BILL, HOW MUCH PRESSURE IS THERE ON PRESIDENT TRUMP TO SIGN THIS INTO LAW AND WHAT COULD BE THE IMPACT ON THE ONGOING TRADE NEGOTIATIONS? JOE: THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PRESSURE FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO SIGN THAT INTO LAW. THE HONG KONG MEASURES, THE WHITE HOUSE IS LARGELY SILENT. TRUMP DID NOT SAY WHETHER HE WAS FOR IT OR AGAINST IT BUT THEN DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND SIGN IT BEFORE IT BECAME ONE ON ITS OWN. IF HE WERE TO CHOOSE TO VETO IT, THIS WOULD CERTAINLY GET OVERWRITTEN BY THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE BASED ON VOTE TALLIES THAT THE MEASURE IS GETTING, SO THAT WILL CERTAINLY PROBABLY GO INTO EFFECT. NOW, CHINA HAS ALREADY INDICATED THAT IT WILL TAKE SOME FURTHER RETALIATORY ACTIONS, POSSIBLY INVOLVING PENALIZING U.S. COMPANIES OR PENALIZING OTHER U.S. OFFICIALS. PERHAPS ALLOWING SOME TO GO INTO THE COUNTRY. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL STEPS. ONE THING IT HAS NOT DONE SO FAR IS IMPINGED ON THE TRADE TALKS AT LEAST PUBLICLY FROM CHINA. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TODAY OF COURSE WAS BACKPEDALING A LITTLE BIT FROM HIS EARLIER STATEMENTS ABOUT WANTING TO GET A DEAL DONE . NOW, HE IS SAYING HE IS WILLING TO PUT IT OFF UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION NEXT NOVEMBER. ALTHOUGH NEGOTIATIONS ARE CONTINUING ON THE SO-CALLED PHASE ONE PART OF THE DEAL, WHICH IS A PRELIMINARY DEAL, SO

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U.S. House Votes on Uighur Rights Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives is voting on another human rights bill in relation to China. This time in support of the Uighur people which could potentially create sanctions on Chinese officials. Bloomberg’s Joe Sobczyk reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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