TAIPEI: Taiwan's foreign minister on Monday (Jul 22) called for 'genuine' democratic elections to be held in Hong Kong after the city was rocked ...
TAIPEI: Taiwan's foreign minister on Monday called for"genuine" democratic elections to be held in Hong Kong after the city wasHong Kong has been plunged into its worst crisis in recent history by weeks of marches and sporadic violent confrontations between police and pockets of hardcore protesters.The initial protests were lit by a now-suspended Bill that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China.
But they have since evolved into a wider movement calling for democratic reforms, universal suffrage and a halt to sliding freedoms in the semi-autonomous territory. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters on Sunday night, the seventh weekend in a row that the city has witnessed political violence.Separately, masked men wielding sticks beat up anti-government protesters at a subway station, putting dozens in hospital.In a tweet on Monday Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu said it was time for the city's leaders to grant universal suffrage, a core demand of protesters.
"It's sad to see the rule of law eroding and the divide between the people and the government widening in Hong Kong," Wu said as he accompanied President Tsai Ing-wen in a stopover in Denver on their way back from a visit to diplomatic allies in the Caribbean. "The way forward is genuine democratic elections, not violence in the streets & MTR stations. The freedom and human rights of the people must be protected!" he added.
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