TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The West has not done enough to counter authoritarianism and should take a supportive stand on Taiwan, Canadian newspaper the National Post said on Saturday (Aug. 13). Given China’s mounting political and economic coercion towards Taiwan, the National Post said, it would be “naive” to dismiss the Chinese Communist Party’s intention of toppling Taiwan’s democracy and annexing the country. The newspaper cited Beijing’s iron grip on Hong Kong as an example of how Taiwan could end up if the West does not take action. Following China’s large-scale military exercise near Taiwan, it would be “easy to write off China’s latest provocations as mere bluster,” the newspaper said. The newspaper praised Taiwan’s democracy and advocacy for human rights.

Source: National Post August 15, 2022 03:15 UTC