China’s national security law aims to silence critics in Taiwan, too

As Taiwan also faces existential challenges from China, we see the value in standing in lockstep with the people of Hong Kong.

China’s use of authoritarian rule to trample on democracy and human rights proves that autocracy and democracy are incompatible, and if left unabated, China is on a path toward an inevitable ideological clash with the free world, writes Taiwan Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. Flickr photograph by renfeng tang

Opinion

BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN

July 27, 2020

As Hong Kongers face unparalleled uncertainty due to the fallout from China’s recent imposition of its national security law, they have turned to the world for support. Canada should be commended for decisively suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. This move recognizes the fundamental...

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