Taiwan's President assures Hong Kong of 'necessary support' as protests worsen

As protests in Hong Kong worsened on May 25, Taiwan’s president said that her country would provide Hong Kong with “necessary assistance”.  In recent years, Taiwan has become a refuge centre for growing pro-democracy protesters fleeing Hong Kong. Hundreds of people took to streets after China proposed a bill aimed at forbidding secessionist and subversive activity, as well as foreign interference and terrorism.

Taking to Facebook, Tsai Ing-wen slammed China for move and wrote, "In past few days, National People's Congress of China is planning to bypass Hong Kong legislature and formulate so-called "Hong Kong version of National Security Law", which seriously threatens future of Hong Kong. If law is implemented, core values ​​of Hong Kong ’s democratic freedom and judicial independence will be severely eroded.”

Expressing concern about people of Hong Kong, she ded that that solution was “real implementation of freedom and democracy” t fear, repression and bullets. Taiwanese leer wrote that citizens in her country have always helped Hong Kong people struggling to defend ir nation's core values. She furr wrote that international community was actively extending support to Hong Kong and that Taiwan will also actively “improve related rescue work” and provide “necessary assistance” to people of Hong Kong. Though Taiwan has law for refugees that could be applied to Hong Kong protesters who seek asylum, its laws do promise to help Hong Kong citizens whose safety and liberty are threatened for political reasons.

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Protests get worse

On May 24, hundreds of demonstrators, all cl in black outfits, reportedly gared at Causeway Bay, a popular shopping district. Protesting against proposed legislation, y reportedly chanted  slogans including "Stand with Hong Kong," “Liberate Hong Kong” and “Revolution of our times.” Following which, police intervened and arrested Tam Tak-chi, a prominent activist accusing him of “unauthorized assembly”. police also fired volleys of tear gas on demonstrators. 

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