Beijing: Nikkei N and Seng Hsi

beijing: Japan's Nikkei 225 N225 closed 1.1% lower, according to CNN. China's Shanghai Composite SHCOMP shed 0.2%. Beijing warned that Tuesday'spassage of a bill in the US House of Representatives calling for sanctions on China over reports of mass detention centers in Xinjiang would affect bilateral relations in important areas. Hong Kong's Hang Seng HSI ended down 1.3%, the leading decliner among major markets in Asia. Do you think we will stay indifferent if the US side has acted against China's interests said Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday. Read More Optimism about a trade truce was already fading after President Trump on Tuesday suggested to reporters in London that a deal with Beijing might come much later than many expected, saying in some ways I think it's better to wait for after the election, if you want to know the truth. Another bill signed by President Donald Trump last week supporting Hong Kong protesters and the one on Xinjiang both complicate a near-term trade deal, Citi analysts said in a report. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.