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11 August 2020The situation in Taiwan is becoming increasingly difficult as China is pressing on the island to make it accept conditions that transform it into the next Hong Kong. This is the complaint of the island's foreign minister, Joseph Wu, who today met with the US Secretary of Health Alex Azar, who has been visiting Taiwan since last Sunday. "Our life is becoming more and more difficult as China continues to exert pressure on Taiwan to accept its political conditions, conditions that will transform Taiwan into the next Hong Kong", Wu said, referring to the deterioration of freedoms and autonomy of the former British colony after the imposition by Beijing of a law on national security in the city. The reference to Hong Kong mainly concerns the 'one country, two systems' model with which Beijing regulates its relationship with the city, and which is seen by many as largely eroded after the entry into force of the new law. Beijing also wants to use the same model with Taiwan, which governs itself and rejects the hypothesis, after the "reunification" that Taipei considers a "unification" with China. "We know that this is not just about Taiwan's status, but about supporting democracy in the face of authoritarian aggression," continued Wu. "Taiwan must win these battles for democracy to prevail." The United States officially broke diplomatic ties with Taipei in 1979 to recognize Beijing, but they remain the largest arms suppliers to the island and during Donald Trump's presidency strengthened the partnership with the island as relations with China deteriorated. .Taiwan's alarm: "China wants us to become a new Hong Kong"
2020-08-11T06:55:21.978Z
The situation in Taiwan is becoming increasingly difficult as China is pressing on the island to accept conditions that transform it into the next Hong Kong. This is the complaint of the island's foreign minister, Joseph Wu, who today met with the US Secretary of Health Alex Azar, who has been visiting Taiwan since last Sunday. "Our life is becoming more and more difficult as China continues to exert pressure on Taiwan to accept its political conditions, conditions that will transform Taiwan into the next Hong Kong", Wu said, referring to the deterioration of freedoms and autonomy of the former British colony after the imposition by Beijing of a law on national security in the city. The reference to Hong Kong mainly concerns the 'one country, two systems' model with which Beijing regulates its relationship with the city, and which is seen by many as largely eroded after the entry into force of the new law. Beijing also wants to use the same model with Taiwan, which governs itself and rejects the hypothesis, after the "reunification" that Taipei considers a "unification" with China. "We know that this is not just about Taiwan's status, but about supporting democracy in the face of authoritarian aggression," continued Wu. "Taiwan must win these battles for democracy to prevail." The United States officially broke diplomatic ties with Taipei in 1979 to recognize Beijing, but they remain the largest arms suppliers to the island and during Donald Trump's presidency strengthened the partnership with the island as relations with China deteriorated. .
Source: rainews