By Abraham Gerber / Staff reporterThe government-funded Taiwan Democracy Foundation yesterday held a commemoration service for Chinese democracy activist Liu Xiaobo (劉曉波), even as the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) rhetoric on Chinese human rights continues to draw scrutiny. “The Chinese human rights situation has already impacted Taiwanese,” foundation president Hsu Szu-chien (徐斯儉) said, citing the detention of Taiwanese democracy campaigner Lee Ming-che (李明哲). The event followed a public statement by Tsai mourning Liu and calling for Chinese democratic reforms, promising that Taiwan would provide “necessary help” if China pursues a democratic dream. However, Hsu said the foundation no longer provides grants to Chinese democracy activists after one grant recipient disappeared and related funds were confiscated. “There are many comparable aspects in Liu’s and Lee’s case, and we hope to use this event to increase the level of support for Lee.

Source: Taipei Times September 07, 2017 15:56 UTC