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Aug 13, 2020 8 tweets 6 min read Read on X
Taipei Mayor @KP_Taipei's party Taiwan People Party issued a statement questioning whether #Taiwan president @iingwen and ruling party @DPPonline's support for #HongKong, doubting whether Tsai is only capable of issuing "statements" but not able to take concrete steps ...
... to amend article 18 of the #HongKong and Macau Affairs Regulation. This was part of their campaign advertisement which focused on #DPP candidate @chimaichen's campaign slogan that he will "make Kaohsiung the second home for #HK people" if he wins the by-election on Saturday.
"If a president who won 8.17 million votes is only willing to issue statement after statement in public and on Facebook, why would people in Kaohsiung think they can elect a Mayor who will really support #HongKong?"
"If a politician who has really done something in real life keeps chanting slogans, everyone will support him/her. But if they didn't do anything in real life but only knows when to chant slogans, it is a typical 'capitalizing on certain groups of people.'"
"The DPP kept chanting all kinds of slogans to support #HongKong before the election, but after they won, they began to use all kinds of excuses including 'the existing legal frameworks are complete,' 'we care about what's happening in #HongKong but we won't intervene,' ...
... but they still haven't really passed any significant legislation that can really make a difference. The TPP doesn't use slogans to support #HongKong, but we take real actions to explore how to defend human rights under the circumstances that won't impact #Taiwan's development
. We even think about how to further improve #Taiwan's development while offering humanitarian assistance. Real actions mean more than using large amounts of resources to insert slogans into the media."

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Mar 20
My latest: #HongKong’s adoption of Article 23 Tuesday is being criticized by foreign governments, while some business figures say the law will hasten foreign businesses’ departure from the city.
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The United Nations, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union expressed concern about the ambiguous language in the law and its speedy adoption, which was completed in less than two weeks.
Despite the international criticism, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee hailed the passage of Article 23 as “a historic moment for Hong Kong,” while the Chinese government expressed “full support” of the development.
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Mar 7
Summary from #China Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Presser: "We insist on a political solution to all hotspot issues. We resolutely oppose all acts of hegemony, and vigorously safeguard national sovereignty, security, development and the common interests of developing countries.
We will never stop serving the people through diplomacy, and we will vigorously serve the overall situation of national development and stability."
"We will practice genuine multilateralism and promote the democratization of international relations. We will raise our flag more clearly on issues of principle relating to the legitimate rights and interests of the vast number of developing countries ...
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Feb 23
"Chinese officials arrested more than 100 Tibetan monks and other ethnic Tibetans in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Thursday to quell protests against a massive dam project that would destroy six Buddhist monasteries ... rfa.org/english/news/t…
... and force the relocation of two villages."
In a rare act of defiance, residents have taken to the streets of Wangbuding township in Dege County in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture since Feb. 14 to oppose the plan to build the 2,240-megawatt Gangtuo hydropower station on the Drichu River.
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Jan 14
My latest: The international community has praised #Taiwan’s democratic elections in the face of pressure from Beijing. However, some voters share their concerns on a range of issues with me following DPP's historic victory on Saturday.#Taiwanelections2024 independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia…
For millions of Taiwanese people, this weekend’s presidential and parliamentary elections were an example of a vibrant democracy despite the ire of Beijing that Lai Ching-te won an unprecedented third term in power for the pro-sovereignty Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
“I think the result is a loud and clear message from us to the rest of the world that democracy is our preferred way of life and that Taiwan should be viewed and treated differently from China,” Angus Lai, a 23-year-old delivery worker said.
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Taiwan issued a national warning about #China launching a satellite which is flying over the sky of southern Taiwan and cautioning citizens to watch for debris falling from the sky. The English translation of missile has been proven wrong by the Defense Ministry. Image
This happened as #Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu is holding an international press conference attended by dozens of foreign media outlets. Image
As Beijing has been repeatedly deploying balloons to areas around Taiwan, including some flying over Taiwan, some foreign media outlets raised question to Wu about whether the satellite launch is another election interference attempt by #Beijing.
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"#China appointed a new head of its navy, a move that comes amid worsening tensions in the South China Sea." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Hu Zhongming was promoted to the rank of general at a ceremony in Beijing attended by President Xi Jinping on Monday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
The change comes as China flexes its muscles in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims as its own, and in the Taiwan Strait.
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