Hong Kong protests are clear proof that ‘one country, two systems’ won’t work in Taiwan: former AIT director

Bush suggested that all parties involved should come to the table and discuss how to establish a better political system

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/06/17
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Reflecting on the massive protests against the extradition bill in Hong Kong, former

American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) director Richard Bush said the protests serve as clear proof to Taiwanese people that China's "one country, two systems" formula for unification with Taiwan won’t work, Liberty Times reported.

Bush said making the proposal of the amendment to the extradition bill showed that the Hong Kong government and Beijing had once again misestimated the force of the opposition. He opined that it’s a clear victory for the opposition.

Bush said he was glad that the Hong Kong government has put the amendment on halt indefinitely, according to Liberty Times. He suggested that all parties involved should come to the table and discuss how to establish a better political system. However, he also said Hongkongers’ confidence in their Hong Kong government and the “one country, two systems” formula has decreased, Liberty Times reported.

The former AIT director suggested that the Hong Kong government should discuss the reform of the electoral system with the opposition, because in his opinion the collapse of the universal suffrage system in 2015 ushered in the deterioration of Hong Kong’s situation, according to the news outlet.    [FULL  STORY]