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© Thomson Reuters 2020.Taiwan opens office for those fleeing Hong Kong after China's new security law
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Cricky
I'd get the hell out anyway possible. China might send me to a re-education camp for a unspecified time and sterilisation is on the cards plus my loss of social points could harm my future. Not really a future I want. Flee flee flee.
Midnight Sun Tribe
Nothing more horrifying in the real world than living under a CCP regime. As close as anything to 1984.
noriahojanen
As Xi's state visit will be cancelled, Japan has no obstacle to follow Taiwan's suit, taking in political asylum seekers from HK if need be. Back in earlier time, Japan also hosted Sun Yat-sen and many other young Chinese activists fleeing the Qing-dynasty controlled continent. Deja vue?
Fighto!
Good for Taiwan.
Take the best of the best minds, and business-people from HK - and stick it to the Communists as Taiwan grows from strength to strength, and China sinks.
Now for Japan to do the same and issue maybe 200,000 PR visas to the top talent from HK.
joyridingonthetitanic
China will take this is as a threat to its national coherence, and will not see it lightly. Unlike the UK offer to help those in HK gain UK citizenship, and is thousands of miles away, Taiwan has the unenviable position of being just off the coast of the Chinese Mainland. Done wrong, it could be disastrous for them. While the rest of the worlds heads are turned inwards to sorting out their own problems with COVID19, China could take this opportunity to resolve the Taiwan issue once and for all.
If HK continues to protest Beijing may launch a full scale takeover as a precursor or rehearsal to a take over of Taiwan, to test the water so to speak. See who would react and if anyone would take action. None of this should surprise anyone as lets be honest it wants to do this and now would be the prime time to do it!
Worrying times!
tooheysnew
Let the brain drain begin.
China’s loss will be other countries gain.
Peter Wright
Bravo Taiwan !!!! I admire your courage !!!!
And to you mainland China and CCP. It is not worse ordeal than to live the life under your tyranny. Democratic and free countries disdain you. You have only your dirty communist money but hopefully that's not enough. to rule this world. Shame on you.
OssanAmerica
Good for Taiwan. All democratic countries should do whatever they can to support Hong Kong. That said, when the PLA marches into Hong Kong there is little any counytry can do about it. Taiwan is next on the list and needs to declare sovereignty and become a mermber of the UN as soon as possible. The era of the "status quo" is over.
NCIS Reruns
I hope the new immigrants from HKG will be willing to serve in Taiwan's military and defend their freedoms.
Cricky
Any democracy worth its claim as a democracy preserving its status should fast track anybody wanting to flee Hong Kong. Made the mistake for Jewish people (Ww2) hope they (those in power) don't make the same mistake again. No one wants a life dictated by a faceless state.
ulysses
Good on Taiwan.
Here's one country with courage!!
kurisupisu
I want to move to Taiwan!