Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday that she was not 'using' the anti-government protests in Hong Kong for electoral purposes, following ...
TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday that she was not"using" the anti-government protests in Hong Kong for electoral purposes, following criticism from her main opponent in next month's presidential vote and from a Hong Kong student leader.
People would inevitably suspect that the DPP"only wants to exchange Hongkonger's sacrifices for Taiwanese people's votes", he added. What is happening in Hong Kong has also put the people of Taiwan on alert and made them think that the freedom and democratic values Taiwan has must be protected with even greater strength, she added.
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