Posted on 06/22/2019 5:44:23 PM PDT by Zhang Fei
As protesters and police clashed outside Hong Kongs legislature over the citys extradition bill on Wednesday last week, Taiwans pro-independence ruling party was wrapping up its primary poll.
The next day, buoyed by the tensions in Hong Kong, President Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of the self-ruled island, emerged to beat her former premier, William Lai Ching-te, and secure the Democratic Progressive Partys (DPP) ticket to seek re-election in January.
But it did not stop there even front-running presidential contenders from the mainland-friendly main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), including former Foxconn chairman Terry Gou and popular Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu, are now telling voters that Hong Kongs extradition bill proves a one country, two systems for Taiwan similar to the governing formula for Hong Kong would not work for the island.
By Saturday, Han had openly criticised the Hong Kong authorities handling of the controversial legislation that would allow the handing over of fugitives to Taiwan as well as to mainland China a clear shift in position.
If I had the chance to become the president of the Republic of China, [I] guarantee there will never be one country, two systems on Taiwanese soil, unless unless unless over my dead body, Han said, referring to the islands official name.
There were so many people taking to the streets because the Hong Kong government did not heed its citizens it is so terrible, the United Daily News reported the Kaohsiung mayor and presidential hopeful as saying at his campaign rally.
Taiwan-based analysts said the debacle in Hong Kong had not only helped Tsais re-election prospects but also undermined Chinese President Xi Jinpings Taiwan policy. Beijing views the self-governed island as a renegade province to be taken back by force if necessary.
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Bwah hah hah hah!
The HK legislature screwed this up badly.
If they wanted to extradite the murderer who did his dastardly deed in Taiwan, all they needed was pass an extradition agreement with Taiwan and extradite the perp.
THAT SIMPLE.
They had to involve the Chicoms. Totally clueless as to the citizens feel about Beijing !!
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