Taiwan Promises ‘Necessary Assistance’ to Hong Kong’s People: President Tsai Ing-wen

Hong Kong police fired tear fuel and water cannon to disperse hundreds of people that rallied on Sunday to protest in opposition to Beijing’s plan to impose nationwide safety regulations at the town.

Writing on her Fb web page overdue on Sunday, Tsai stated the proposed regulation used to be a significant danger to Hong Kong’s freedoms and judicial independence.

Bullets and repression don’t seem to be find out how to handle the aspirations of Hong Kong’s other people for freedom and democracy, she added.

“In face of the converting state of affairs, the global group has proactively stretched out a serving to hand to Hong Kong’s other people,” Tsai wrote.

Taiwan will “much more proactively easiest and forge forward with related fortify paintings, and supply Hong Kong’s other people with important help”, she wrote.

Taiwan has no legislation on refugees that may be implemented to Hong Kong protesters who search asylum at the island. Its regulations do promise, despite the fact that, to lend a hand Hong Kong electorate whose protection and liberty are threatened for political causes.

The Hong Kong protests have received standard sympathy in Taiwan, and the fortify for the protesters by means of Tsai and her management have worsened already deficient ties between Taipei and Beijing.

China has accused supporters of Taiwan independence of colluding with the protesters.

China believes Tsai to be a “separatist” bent on pointing out the island’s formal independence. Tsai says Taiwan is already an unbiased nation referred to as the Republic of China, its professional identify.