Tsai says Taiwan to act on Hong Kong

MAC ATTACK: The council condemned Beijing’s passage of a ‘malignant’ bill that disregards the will of Hong Kongers, and damages freedom and the rule of law

Taipei Times
Date: May 29, 2020
By: Sean Lin / Staff reporter

“Taiwan will not sit by and watch democracy, freedom and human rights be degraded in Hong Kong,” and the Cabinet has plans to offer humanitarian assistance to Hong Kongers, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday after China’s National People’s Congress passed national security legislation for the territory.

All Taiwanese — regardless of their political affiliation and whether they are in the government or private sector — have united to back Hong Kongers as well as the universal value of democracy, Tsai wrote on Facebook in Chinese.

“Taiwan has the responsibility to work with partners of the global democracy alliance to support Hong Kong and its people,” she wrote.

The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) issued a statement condemning the passage of the “malignant” legislation, saying that the move represented a blatant disregard for the will of Hong Kongers and has seriously damaged the freedom, democracy and rule of law of the territory.    [FULL  STORY]