Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Taiwanese politicians including President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) have offered their condolences to the family of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who died Friday evening after being shot twice during a campaign event in Nara, western Japan.
Retired Cardinal Joseph Zen (陳日君) was arrested in Hong Kong on May 11 for “collusion with foreign forces.” That Hong Kong’s national security police would arrest the 90-year-old was seen by many as a harbinger of bad times for the Catholic Church in Hong Kong.
Before the British handed the colony back to China on July 1, 1997, former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (鄧小平) had promised them that Beijing would govern the territory under the “one country, two systems” model, and that Hong Kongers would continue to enjoy their freedoms and lifestyle for another 50 years.
Before his arrest, Cardinal Zen
By Chung Li-hua, Shih Hsiao-kuang and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer and ReutersFreedom in Hong Kong has “vanished,” and China has failed to live up to its promise of 50 years without change, Premier Su Tseng-chang （蘇貞昌） said yesterday on the 25th anniversary of the territory’s return to Chinese rule.
Taiwanese should not attend the Straits Forum in China, as Beijing might use the annual forum to intensify its “united front” campaign against Taiwan, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said on Wednesday.
China has been using the event as part of a major propaganda campaign against Taiwan the “united front” which aims to persuade people who favor Beijing to exercise influence over other Taiwanese, the council said in a statement, adding that the Straits Forum has become a platform for Beijing to “divide” the people of Taiwan.
The warning came after China’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) said that the 14th
Freedom in Hong Kong has “vanished,” and China has failed to live up to its promise of 50 years without change, Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said yesterday on the 25th anniversary of the territory’s return to Chinese rule.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) was in Hong Kong to swear in its new leader, former Hong Kong secretary for security John Lee (李家超), who has been sanctioned by the US over his role in implementing the territory’s sweeping National Security Law.
Most people in Taiwan have not shown interest in being governed by Beijing, and Taipei has repeatedly rejected China’s offer of “one