Taiwan previously agreed to help Hong Kongers thinking of fleeing the former British colony. FMNews
Protesters wave British and US flags during a rally demanding electoral democracy in Hong Kong early this year.
Taiwan said on Thursday it will set up a dedicated office to help those thinking of leaving Hong Kong as Beijing tightens its grip on the former British colony, including planned new national security legislation. In a statement late on Friday, China’s policy-making Taiwan Affairs Office said the plan by the “Democratic Progressive Party authority” – China’s standard way of referring to Taiwan’s government – was a political plot to meddle in Hong Kong affairs and sabotage its stability and prosperity.
The plots of forces that advocate independence for Hong Kong and Taiwan and also seek to damage “one country, two systems” and split the nation will never succeed, the office said.
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