“Taiwan and international society should continue monitoring the political situation in Hong Kong and ask the Chinese regime to abide by its legal obligations as stated in the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong. Taiwan’s government should coordinate with officials in other nations in imposing sanctions against China, as well as preparing for the arrival of more migrants from Hong Kong,” they said. Lai had frequently said that he would not leave Hong Kong or his employees behind, Thumper said. The fates of Taiwanese and Hong Kongers are connected, and we must not let them hang out to dry,” Hung said. Taiwanese will stand by Hong Kongers in defending their common shared values of democracy, freedom and human rights, she said.

Source: Taipei Times August 11, 2020 15:56 UTC