The imposition of a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong has sent chills through Taiwan, deepening fears that Beijing will focus next on ...
TAIPEI: The imposition of a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong has sent chills through Taiwan, deepening fears that Beijing will focus next on seizing the island.
Some now fear even transiting through Hong Kong, worried that their social media profiles could see them open to prosecution under the legislation. In recent decades Taiwan has morphed from a brutal autocracy into one of Asia's most progressive democracies.Social media is filled with messages of support for Hong Kong's democracy movement. Some back Taiwanese independence, or highlight China's rights abuses in regions such as Tibet and Xinjiang.
Hong Kong police have made clear that support for Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet or Xinjiang independence is now illegal."It's like a blanket law, whatever China wants to define and interpret," he told AFP."I don't know if the 'Likes' or messages I have left on social media will be prosecutable."
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