Donald Trump is so popular that in Vietnam, they even named a bar after him Donald Trump is not a US president who has courted international support. Pursung an openly nationalist "America First" policy, he has overtly insulted half the world – from calling Europe’s leaders weak to describing Mexicans as rapists, and even dismissing the entire African continent. But for some in south-east Asia, a shared enemy in China means they are willing to still throw their support behind him. Hong Kong has seen a severe clampdown by Beijing in the wake of massive pro-democracy and anti-China protests. A new security law has been brought in to punish anyone seen as secessionist or undermining Beijing’s rule. "When Donald Trump got elected four years ago, I thought the US had gone crazy," Erica Yuen tells the BBC. "I’d always been a supporter of the Democrats. Now though, I support Trump – along with a lot of the Hong Kong protesters." The activist and businesswoman says that the priority for Hong Kong is to get a US president who will "hit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hard – that’s the only thing that Hong Kong protesters hope for". These hopes […]

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