New Power Party (NPP) lawmakers and human rights groups yesterday talked about Taiwan boycotting next year’s Winter Olympics in China, but the legislative resolution they proposed fell short.
China “is not fit to be the host country of the Olympic Games” given its long history of human rights abuses and disregard for democratic values, NPP Chairwoman Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華) told a news conference.
Beijing has also frequently sent People’s Liberation Army aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone to exert military pressure on the nation, she said, calling on other parties to support a resolution put forth by the NPP earlier this
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Hong Kong blocks Taiwan church s website in security case
Presbyterian Church accused of involvement in radio host Edmund Wan s support of Hong Kong protesters to study in Taiwan
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Radio host Edmund Wan faces four counts of acting with seditious intent. (Photo: D100 screenshot)
Police in Hong Kong have blocked the website of a Taiwan-based church after accusing it of having links to a national security case and pro-democracy protesters in the Chinese-ruled city.
Wen Wei Po, a Chinese state-owned daily run by Beijing’s Hong Kong Liaison Office, reported on April 25 that access to the website was blocked for breaching the national security law draconian legislation that triggered months-long protests and a heavy-handed crackdown in the former British colony.