Taiwan says Hong Kong’s freedom has ‘vanished’

On the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to Chinese administration, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang declared that freedom in the city had “vanished” and that China had failed to live up to its pledges of 50 years without change.

John Lee, a former Hong Kong security head, is being sworn in as Hong Kong’s new leader by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has been sanctioned by the United States for his work on a national security law in the territory.

As with Hong Kong and Macau, the government of Chinese-claimed Taiwan has repeatedly rejected Beijing’s offer of One Country, Two Systems to administer the island.

When he spoke to the media in Taipei, Su reaffirmed his promise that Hong Kong’s life would go on as normal following the handover.

“It’s important to remember that we also realize that we must hold fast to Taiwan’s sovereignty… freedom and democracy,” Su said. It appears that China’s so-called “One Country, Two Systems” policy has failed miserably.

https://www.theasianaffairs.com/taiwan-says-hong-kongs-freedom-has-vanished/