Young made the remark at a forum in Taipei on Taiwan-US relations hosted by the Taiwan Thinktank and the Washington-based Global Taiwan Institute. Taiwan has an option, “unfortunately, Hong Kong has not,” he said, in reference to China’s “one country, two systems” model. What happened in Hong Kong is a lesson for all that China is not to be trusted, he said, adding that Taiwanese could learn from the Hong Kong situation, despite China trying to convince them to feel easy about unifcation. The US must stand on the side of democratic Taiwan as China seeks to marginalize it internationally, he said. Taiwan is part of the US Visa Waiver and Global Entry program, which allows for expedited entry into the US.
