Taiwan Condemns Attack on Hong Kong Activist Denise Ho and Destroyed Lennon Walls

Taiwan officials denounced an attack on Denise Ho in Taipei and said it would deport Chinese nationals who deface Lennon Walls.

The Diplomat
Date: October 02, 2019
By: Nick Aspinwall

Taiwan’s weekend solidarity protests supporting Hong Kong’s ongoing pro-democracy movement,

which brought tens of thousands to the streets in five Taiwanese cities, also saw Hong Kong activist Denise Ho attacked with red paint, allegedly by members of the fringe Chinese Unification Promotion Party (CUPP).

Both the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and opposition Kuomintang (KMT) condemned the attack, which came days after several incidents involving Chinese nationals vandalizing “Lennon Walls” at Taiwanese universities and allegedly assaulting Hong Kong and Taiwan students.

Taiwan officials condemned Beijing’s “one country, two systems” framework in a press conference on October 1, China’s National Day. On Wednesday, a National Immigration Agency (NIA) official said Chinese nationals who damage Lennon Walls face deportation and will not be allowed to return to Taiwan.

Police identified the culprit behind the paint attack on Denise Ho as CUPP chairman Hu Chih-weh. The CUPP, which is chaired by the notorious former gang leader Chang An-le, or the “White Wolf,” is a fringe party with links to funding from China which was searched by Taiwanese investigators in August.    [FULL  STORY]