Taiwan has warned citizens against traveling to Hong Kong or mainland China after a Taiwanese businessman was detained following a visit to the protest-wracked city
Hong Kong Taiwan's ruling party has warned citizens against traveling to Hong Kong or mainland China, saying the situation is"severe," after a Taiwanese businessman was detained following a visit to the protest-wracked city.
Lee Meng-chu, 43, disappeared after he crossed over the border from Hong Kong to the mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen on August 19. He was reported missing by a friend, Chen Ya-lin, who was supposed to meet him at Jakarta airport two days later. Chen said Lee had attended a protest in Hong Kong before crossing the border.
Decoding the China-Taiwan relationship 02:24Read MoreTaiwan has been self-ruled since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, which saw the Communist Party take control of the mainland and the Nationalist government forced to flee to the island. Since then, as Taiwan has transitioned from one-party rule to democracy, Beijing has not given up on one day taking control the island.
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