Taiwan will provide the people of Hong Kong with 'necessary assistance', President Tsai Ing-wen said, after a resurgence in protests in the ...
Anti-government protesters march against Beijing's plans to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong, China May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuTAIPEI: Taiwan will provide the people of Hong Kong with"necessary assistance", President Tsai Ing-wen said, after a resurgence in protests in the city againstTaiwan has become a refuge for a small but growing number of protesters fleeing Hong Kong, which has been convulsed since last year by protests.
Bullets and repression are not the way to deal with the aspirations of Hong Kong's people for freedom and democracy, she added."In face of the changing situation, the international community has proactively stretched out a helping hand to Hong Kong's people," Tsai wrote. Taiwan will"even more proactively perfect and forge ahead with relevant support work, and provide Hong Kong's people with necessary assistance", she wrote.
Taiwan has no law on refugees that could be applied to Hong Kong protesters who seek asylum on the island. Its laws do promise, though, to help Hong Kong citizens whose safety and liberty are threatened for political reasons. The Hong Kong protests have won widespread sympathy in Taiwan, and the support for the protesters by Tsai and her administration have worsened already poor ties between Taipei and Beijing.China believes Tsai to be a"separatist" bent on declaring the island's formal independence. Tsai says Taiwan is already an independent country called the Republic of China.
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